Chapter 5, Verse 15
"Le Tout-Puissant n'accepte ni le péché ni la vertu de personne ; la connaissance, voilée par l'ignorance, égare les êtres"
Le Tout-Puissant n'accepte ni le péché ni la vertu de personne ; la connaissance, voilée par l'ignorance, égare les êtres— Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 5, Verse 15
About This Verse
This verse appears in the middle section of Chapter 5 — Le yoga du renoncement (कर्मसंन्यासयोगः), which explores renunciation and selfless action. This chapter contains 29 verses and focuses on how both renunciation and selfless action lead to liberation, and why action is preferred. In this particular verse, the teaching centers on the idea that le tout-puissant n'accepte ni le péché ni la vertu de personne ; la connaissance, voilée par l'ignorance, égare les êtres. The Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic Mahabharata, consisting of a conversation between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
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What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 15 mean?
Chapter 5, Verse 15 of the Bhagavad Gita teaches that le tout-puissant n'accepte ni le péché ni la vertu de personne ; la connaissance, voilée par l'ignorance, égare les êtres. This verse is part of Le yoga du renoncement (कर्मसंन्यासयोगः), which contains 29 verses.
Who spoke Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 15?
This verse is part of the dialogue in Chapter 5 — Le yoga du renoncement. The Bhagavad Gita is primarily a conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, narrated by Sanjaya to King Dhritarashtra.
What is the context of Chapter 5, Verse 15 in the Bhagavad Gita?
This verse appears in Chapter 5 — "Le yoga du renoncement" (कर्मसंन्यासयोगः), which is verse 15 of 29 in this chapter. The Yoga of Renunciation of Action The Bhagavad Gita has 18 chapters and 700 verses in total.
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