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Chapter: 14, Verse: 7

Sanskrit

रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।

Summary

Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activities.