From anger comes delusion; from delusion, confusion of memory; from confusion of memory, loss of discernment; from loss of discernment, ruin.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 2.63
Hindi · हिन्दी
विषयोंका चिन्तन करनेवाले मनुष्यकी उन विषयोंमें आसक्ति पैदा हो जाती है । आसक्तिसे कामना पैदा होती है । कामनासे क्रोध पैदा होता है । क्रोध होनेपर सम्मोह मूढ़भाव हो जाता है । सम्मोहसे स्मृति भ्रष्ट हो जाती है । स्मृति भ्रष्ट होनेपर बुद्धिका नाश हो जाता है । बुद्धिका नाश होनेपर मनुष्यका पतन हो जाता है ॥
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Tap a word to focus on it.
क्रोधात्from angerभवतिarisesसंमोहःdelusionसंमोहात्from delusionस्मृतिविभ्रमःconfusion of memoryस्मृतिभ्रंशात्from loss of memoryबुद्धिनाशःdestruction of discernmentबुद्धिनाशात्from destruction of discernmentप्रणश्यतिone is ruined
Read literallyfrom anger · arises · delusion · from delusion · confusion of memory · from loss of memory · destruction of discernment · from destruction of discernment · one is ruined
Understanding the verse
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Anger, Krishna says, brings delusion, then lost memory, then lost discernment, and finally ruin.
Anger starts a chain reaction: confusion, broken memory, lost judgment, and finally self-destruction.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Arjuna's crisis concerns what happens inside a mind under pressure as much as the battle itself. Krishna traces the inner collapse: anger leads to confusion, confusion erases memory, memory loss destroys discernment, and then a person falls.
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In your life
What it looks like today
During a property dispute, two brothers start shouting in the lawyer's office. Within minutes each forgets what their father wanted, misreads the papers, and says things that end the relationship.
The takeaway
“You can feel the warning inside anger before it turns into damage.”
Anger starts a chain reaction: confusion, broken memory, lost judgment, and finally self-destruction.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 2.63?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Sankhya Yoga" (The Yoga of Knowledge).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 2.63?
Verse 63 sits in Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita — Sankhya Yoga, "The Yoga of Knowledge". The chapter has 72 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 2.63 matter today?
During a property dispute, two brothers start shouting in the lawyer's office. Within minutes each forgets what their father wanted, misreads the papers, and says things that end the relationship.
Anger, Krishna says, brings delusion, then lost memory, then lost discernment, and finally ruin.
What this verse means
Anger starts a chain reaction: confusion, broken memory, lost judgment, and finally self-destruction.
Context & commentary
Arjuna's crisis concerns what happens inside a mind under pressure as much as the battle itself. Krishna traces the inner collapse: anger leads to confusion, confusion erases memory, memory loss destroys discernment, and then a person falls.
What it looks like today
During a property dispute, two brothers start shouting in the lawyer's office. Within minutes each forgets what their father wanted, misreads the papers, and says things that end the relationship.
“You can feel the warning inside anger before it turns into damage.”
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