Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 38
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 3 श्लोक 38

धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।
यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी तेजोमयानंद
।।3.38।। जैसे धुयें से अग्नि और धूलि से दर्पण ढक जाता है तथा जैसे भ्रूण गर्भाशय से ढका रहता है वैसे उस (काम) के द्वारा यह (ज्ञान) आवृत होता है।।


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary


The atma or soul is not perceivable by a human being. Why is this so? It  is
because the atma  is enveloped within and when the senses are  excited  kama
or lust manifests itself explosively completely covering the atma  and  that
is why kama is  such a formidable adversary.  Kama  so  thickly  covers  the
atma that it cannot be perceived and Lord Krishna gives  three  examples  to
emphasise this.