Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 3, Verse 34

इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ । तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत्तौ ह्यस्य परिपन्थिनौ ॥ ३४ ॥

indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣhau vyavasthitau tayor na vaśham āgachchhet tau hyasya paripanthinau

Translation

Attraction and aversion are seated in every sense towards its objects. Do not come under their control, for they are enemies on one's path.

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

इंद्रिय-इंद्रिय के विषय में राग और द्वेष छिपे हुए स्थित हैं; मनुष्य को उनके वश में नहीं होना चाहिए, क्योंकि वे दोनों ही उसके कल्याण-मार्ग के शत्रु (लुटेरे) हैं।

Commentary

Paripanthinau — "highway robbers" — is the image: rāga and dveṣha lie in wait on the road and rob us of our peace. They will arise; the point is not to let them steer.