Karma Yogah - Arjuna said: O Varshneya, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by force?
अर्जुन उवाचअथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुष: |
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजित: ||36||

Arjuna said: O Varshneya, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by force?

  • Varṣṇeya: Descendant of Vrishni (Krishna).
  • Prayuktaḥ: Impulsed or engaged.
  • Pāpaṁ: Sin or wrongdoing.

Arjuna inquires about the forces compelling people toward sin, even unwillingly. This question reflects the common human struggle with desire, setting the stage for Krishna’s explanation of the nature of destructive impulses.

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