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Bhagavad Gita 2.7 — Karpanya-doshopahata-svabhavah — Complete Lyrics

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता २.७ — कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation

कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः। यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्॥
kārpaṇya-doṣhopahata-svabhāvaḥ pṛichchhāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-chetāḥ yach-chhreyaḥ syānniśhchitaṁ brūhi tanme śhiṣhyaste ’haṁ śhādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam
My very nature is overpowered by the taint of faint-heartedness; my mind is confused about my duty. I ask You: tell me decisively what is truly good for me. I am Your disciple; please instruct me, who have taken refuge in You.

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