Chapter 3 · Verse 38
Path of Selfless Service
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च। यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्
dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśho malena cha yatholbenāvṛito garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛitam
Word Meanings
dhūmena āvriyate vahniḥ yathā ādarśhaḥ malena cha yathā ulbena āvṛitaḥ garbhaḥ tathā tena idam āvṛitam
Translation
As fire is covered by smoke, a mirror by dust, and an embryo by the womb, so is wisdom veiled by desire.
Commentary