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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 12

The Royal Secret

मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः। राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः

moghāśhā mogha-karmāṇo mogha-jñānā vichetasaḥ rākṣhasīm āsurīṁ chaiva prakṛitiṁ mohinīṁ śhritāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 9.12 mean?

Their hopes are vain, their actions are vain, their knowledge is vain, and devoid of discernment, they take refuge in the deluding nature of fiends and demons.

Word-by-word meaning

mogha-āśhāḥ—of vain hopes · mogha-karmāṇaḥ—of vain actions · mogha-jñānāḥ—of baffled knowledge · vichetasaḥ—deluded · rākṣhasīm—demoniac · āsurīm—atheistic · cha—and · eva—certainly · prakṛitim—material energy · mohinīm—bewildered · śhritāḥ—take shelter

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