Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

Chapter 3: The Path of Action (Karma yoga). Text 40

indriyÄṇi mano buddhir asyÄdhiṣṭhÄnam uchyate

etair vimohayaty eá¹£a jñÄnam Ävá¹›tya dehinam [40]

uchyate–It is said that; indriyÄṇi–the senses; manaḥ buddhiḥ–mind and intelligence; adhiṣṭhÄnam–are the seats; asya–of this enemy, desire. Ävá¹›tya–Covering; jñÄnam–one’s knowledge; etaiḥ–via these seats; eá¹£aḥ–this desire; vimohayati–deludes; dehinam–the embodied living being. [40]


Text

It is said that this enemy, desire, dwelling within the senses, mind, and intelligence, covers the perception of the embodied living being and deludes him.

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