Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 3, verse 27 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 3.27 · Prakriteh Kriyamanani
प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः ।
अहंकारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते ॥
prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ |
ahaṃkāravimūḍhātmā kartāhamiti manyate ||
Translation
All actions are carried out entirely by the gunas of nature. But one whose mind is deluded by ego thinks, “I am the doer.”
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 3, Karma Yoga — “The Yoga of Action”, which has 43 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 3.27 mean?
All actions are carried out entirely by the gunas of nature. But one whose mind is deluded by ego thinks, “I am the doer.”
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 3.27?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 3, Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.