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Bhagavad-gītā 12: DevotionSource study

BG 12.5

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BG 12.5

क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्। अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।

kleśho ’dhikataras teṣhām avyaktāsakta-chetasām avyaktā hi gatir duḥkhaṁ dehavadbhir avāpyate

Notice

Circle repeated sounds, names, or grammatical endings before consulting a meaning.

Attempt

Read one line aloud, cover it, and reconstruct as much as you can from memory.

Verify

Compare with a checked edition and record the source before adding any translation.

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Build meaning without hiding the work

Compare approaches to worship and study the concrete qualities of a devotee across the chapter’s compact sequence.

Observation before explanation

Mark forms you want to investigate

These are visual tokens, not a reviewed sandhi split. Select repeated forms, endings, compounds, particles or speaker markers; verify segmentation with the Sanskrit tools or a checked edition.

Chapter inquiry

Three questions for this verse

  1. 1

    Which practice or quality is named?

  2. 2

    What relation or attitude accompanies it?

  3. 3

    Is the verse part of a sequence or list?

Transfer task

Turn one quality into an observable practice without labelling another person.

Learner rendering

Attempt before comparison

Correction and teach-back

Make revision visible

Assessment: read aloud, explain the verse’s role in its chapter, identify one source boundary, answer one question and schedule a return.

Keep what you learned

Turn this reading into a study record

Save it, return from memory, and write one idea in your own words. Your record stays in this browser unless you export it.

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  1. 01Encounter
  2. 02Recall
  3. 03Apply
  4. 04Discuss
  5. 05Teach
  6. 06Return