Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verse 38 Meaning
Fallen from both, does he not perish like a rent cloud, supportless, O mighty-armed one, deluded on the path of Brahman?
BG 6.38
कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति। अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि
kachchin nobhaya-vibhraṣhṭaśh chhinnābhram iva naśhyati apratiṣhṭho mahā-bāho vimūḍho brahmaṇaḥ pathi
Meaning
Fallen from both, does he not perish like a rent cloud, supportless, O mighty-armed one, deluded on the path of Brahman?
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Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gita highlights a practical insight: Fallen from both, does he not perish like a rent cloud, supportless, O mighty-armed one, deluded on the path of Brahman?.
In The Yoga of Meditation (Dhyana Yoga), Krishna explains Detailed instructions on meditation, controlling the mind, and achieving inner stillness.
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Chapter Context
Detailed instructions on meditation, controlling the mind, and achieving inner stillness.
Key themes in this chapter include Meditation, Mind control, Self-discipline.
When to Apply This Verse
- •When you need steadiness while dealing with meditation
- •When practicing mind control amid uncertainty
- •When applying self-discipline to real-life choices
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Related Verses
BG 6.1
The Blessed Lord said: He who performs his bounden duty without depending on the fruits of his actions—he is a sannyasi and a yogi, not he who is without fire and without action.
BG 6.5
One should raise oneself by one's own self alone; let not one lower oneself; for the self alone is one's own friend, and the self alone is one's own enemy.
BG 1.1
Dhritarashtra said, "What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled together, eager for battle, on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya?"
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