Chapter 18, Verse 27 (Bhagavad Gita 18.27)
Chapter 18: Mokṣha Sanyās Yog – Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender
Sanskrit Shloka
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः।हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः
Transliteration
rāgī karma-phala-prepsur lubdho hinsātmako ‘śhuchiḥ harṣha-śhokānvitaḥ kartā rājasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
Word Meanings
rāgī—craving; karma-phala—fruit of work; prepsuḥ—covet; lubdhaḥ—greedy; hinsā-ātmakaḥ—violent-natured; aśhuchiḥ—impure; harṣha-śhoka-anvitaḥ—moved by joy and sorrow; kartā—performer; rājasaḥ—in the mode of passion; parikīrtitaḥ—is declared
Translation
The agent who is passionate, desiring the fruits of actions, greedy, violent, impure, and moved by joy and sorrow is declared to be Rajasic.
Meaning & Commentary
In this profound revelation, Lord Krishna exposes the nature of the Rajasic personality, which remains trapped in the cycle of desire and ego. By attachment to the results of one's actions, the soul loses its inherent purity and becomes enslaved to the duality of pleasure and pain. Shri Krishna warns that such a state of consciousness, fueled by greed and cruelty, creates a veil that obscures the divine essence within. To attain liberation, the seeker must transcend this restless mode of nature and surrender all fruits to the Supreme Lord Krishna. Through this surrender, one moves beyond the turbulence of Rajas into the tranquil light of spiritual realization.