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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 6

The Three Kinds of Faith

कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्

karṣhayantaḥ śharīra-sthaṁ bhūta-grāmam achetasaḥ māṁ chaivāntaḥ śharīra-sthaṁ tān viddhy āsura-niśhchayān

What does Bhagavad Gita 17.6 mean?

Those senseless ones who torment the aggregate of elements dwelling in the body, and also Me who dwell within the body — know them to be of demoniacal resolve.

Word-by-word meaning

karṣhayantaḥ—torment · śharīra-stham—within the body · bhūta-grāmam—elements of the body · achetasaḥ—senseless · mām—me · cha—and · eva—even · antaḥ—within · śharīra-stham—dwelling in the body · tān—them · viddhi—know · āsura-niśhchayān—of demoniacal resolves

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