Bhagavad GitaBhagavad Gita 2.63
Chapter 2, verse 63: the Sanskrit, the Roman letters, the meaning and what it is used for.
क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद्बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति
krodhādbhavati saṃmohaḥ saṃmohātsmṛtivibhramaḥ
smṛtibhraṃśādbuddhināśo buddhināśātpraṇaśyati
Meaning
From anger comes delusion; from delusion, loss of memory; from loss of memory, the destruction of the understanding; and from the destruction of understanding the person is ruined.
Explanation
The chain continues. Anger clouds judgement, one forgets what one stood for, reason fails and the person acts against his own good. Anyone who has said something in anger that he later regretted has seen a small version of the whole chain. The verse is often used in schools and by counsellors as a map of how a bad decision is made.
Where it fits
This is verse 63 of 72 in chapter 2, "The wisdom of the self and of steady action" (Sankhya Yoga). previous verse (2.62) · next verse (2.64)
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Questions people ask
What does Bhagavad Gita 2.63 mean?
From anger comes delusion; from delusion, loss of memory; from loss of memory, the destruction of the understanding; and from the destruction of understanding the person is ruined.
Where is this verse?
It is verse 63 of chapter 2 (The wisdom of the self and of steady action), which has 72 verses.
Meanings and explanations are our own wording, not an authorised translation. Readers of the Gita follow different traditions and teachers; please ask yours about what you read here.