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Verse 3·38

Desire consumes all wisdom and knowledge

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धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर् यथादर्शो मलेन च ।यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस् तथा तेनेदमावृतम् ॥

dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśo malena cayatholbenāvṛto garbhas tathā tenedamāvṛtam

As a fire is covered over by smoke, as a mirror by dust, as an embryo is wrapped by the amnion, so this (knowledge) is enveloped by it.

Gītā 3·38

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