Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 6
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 3 श्लोक 6

कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।
इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
3.6  One, who after withdrawing the organs of action, sits mentally recollecting the objects of the senses, that one, of deluded mind, is called a hypocrite.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
3.6 He who, restraining the organs of action, sits thinking of the sense-objects in mind, he of deluded understanding is called a hypocrite.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
3.6. Controlling organs of actions,  whosoever sits with his mind,  pondering over the sense objects-that person is a man of deluded soul and [he] is called a man of deluded action.


English Commentary  - Swami Sivananda
3.6 कर्मेन्द्रियाणि organs of action? संयम्य restraining? यः who? आस्ते sits? मनसा by the mind? स्मरन् remembering? इन्द्रियार्थान् senseobjects? विमूढात्मा of deluded understanding? मिथ्याचारः hypocrite? सः he? उच्यते is called.Commentary The five organs of action? Karma Indriyas? are Vak (organ of speech)? Pani (hands)? Padam (feet)? Upastha (genitals) and Guda (anus). They are born of the Rajasic portion of the five Tanmatras or subtle elements Vak from the Akasa Tanmatra (ether)? Pani from the Vayu Tanmatra (air)? Padam from the Agni Tanmatra (fire)? Upastha from the Apas Tanmatra (water)? and Guda from the Prithivi Tanmatra (earth). That man who? restraining the organs of action? sits revolving in his mind thoughts regarding the objects of the senses is a man of sinful conduct. He is selfdeluded. He is a veritable hypocrite.The organs of action must be controlled. The thoughts should also be controlled. The mind should be firmly fixed on the Lord. Only then will you become a true Yogi. Only then will you attain to Selfrealisation.


English Translation of Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya's
3.6 Yah, one who; samyamya, after withdrawing; karma-indriyani, the organs of action-hands etc.; aste, sits; manasa, mentally; smaran, recollecting, thinking; indriya-arthan, the objects of the senses; sah, that one; vimudha-atma, of deluded mind; ucyate, is called; mithya-acarah, a hypocrite, a sinful person.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
3.6 Karmendriyani etc.  If he does not act with his organs of action, then he necessarily acts with his mind.  At the same time he is the man of deluded action;  For, the mental actions can never be avoided totally.


English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary
3.6 He whose inner and outer organs of senses are not conered because of his sins not being annulled but is none the less struggling for winning knowledge of the self, whose mind is forced to turn away from the self by reason of it being attached to sense objects, and who conseently lets his minds dwell on them - he is called a hypocrite, because his actions are at variance with his professions. The meaning is that by practising the knowledge of the self in this way, he becomes perverted and lost.


Commentary  - Chakravarthi Ji
But we see some such sannyasis, devoid of actions of the senses, with closed eyes.” This verse answers.
He who controls the senses of action such as speech or hands (karmendriyani) but remains remembering the objects of the senses, under the pretense of meditating, is a cheater (mithyacarah).


Rudra Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary



The unqualified renunciate  who  in  ignorance  attempts  to  perform  jnana
yoga the cultivation of spiritual knowledge is  being  censored  now.  In  a
strong sense Lord Krishna states: that fool who  by  forcefully  restraining
the senses under the pretext of meditation but  is  inwardly  reflecting  on
the objects of the senses is a cheat and a charlatan. Being impure the  mind
of such an impostor lacks the tranquillity and  lucidity  to  practice  such
meditation.


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
There is no commentary for this verse.


Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary



Whosoever without first  unburdening  themselves  of  all  their  sins,  who
without having first gained mastery  of  their  senses  and  without  having
first achieved self-control of the  mind.  If  such  a  person  pretends  to
strives  for  atma-tattva  or  self-realisation  of  the  soul,  with  their
thoughts dwelling on sense objects due to attachment  for  them  instead  of
focusing on the eternal soul. Then the conduct of such a one  is  duplicious
and false and they are a charlatan. Any person acting in this  way  is  only
deceiving themselves by their own deception and surely  will  never  succeed
in realising the eternal soul.



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Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
Whosoever without first  unburdening  themselves  of  all  their  sins,  who
without having first gained mastery  of  their  senses  and  without  having
first achieved self-control of the  mind.  If  such  a  person  pretends  to
strives  for  atma-tattva  or  self-realisation  of  the  soul,  with  their
thoughts dwelling on sense objects due to attachment  for  them  instead  of
focusing on the eternal soul. Then the conduct of such a one  is  duplicious
and false and they are a charlatan. Any person acting in this  way  is  only
deceiving themselves by their own deception and surely  will  never  succeed
in realising the eternal soul.



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Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 3.6Karmendriyaani samyamya ya aaste manasaa smaran;
Indriyaarthaan vimoodhaatmaa mithyaachaarah sa uchyate.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 3.6karma-indriyāṇi—the organs of action; sanyamya—restrain; yaḥ—who; āste—remain; manasā—in the mind; smaran—to remember; indriya-arthān—sense objects; vimūḍha-ātmā—the deluded; mithyā-āchāraḥ—hypocrite; saḥ—they; uchyate—are called