Chapter 18 • Verse 32
अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसावृता। सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी॥
adharmaṁ dharmam iti yā manyate tamasāvṛitā sarvārthān viparītānśh cha buddhiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī
Meaning
That intellect which, enveloped in darkness, considers adharma to be dharma, and sees all things perverted — that intellect, O Partha, is tamasic.
Tamasic intellect is completely inverted — calls wrong right, sees everything backwards, wrapped in darkness. This is spiritual blindness where evil appears good and good appears evil.
Strength Reflection
"I ensure my intellect isn't inverted, mistaking wrong for right."
Devotional Surrender
O Lord, protect me from inverted understanding that mistakes evil for good.