2.43 कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम्। क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति
kām
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kāma-ātmānaḥ—desirous of sensual pleasure;swarga-parāḥ—aiming to achieve the heavenly planets;janma-karma-phala—high birth and fruitive results;pradāṁ—awarding;kriyā-viśheṣha—pompous ritualistic ceremonies;bahulām—various;bhoga—gratification;aiśhwarya—luxury;gatim—progress;prati—toward
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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They proclaim this flowery speech about the paths to the lordship of the objects of enjoyment-[the paths] that are full of different actions-and desire action alone as a fruit of their birth.
Consulting only their own desires, they construct their own heaven, devising arduous and complex rites to secure their own pleasure and their own power; and the only result is rebirth.
O! Partha, the unwise, who rejoice in the letter of the Vedas, say, 'There is nothing else.' They are full only of worldly desires and they hanker for heaven. They speak flowery words which offer rebirth as the fruit of work. They look upon the Vedas as consisting entirely of varied rites for the attainment of pleasure and power. Those who cling so to pleasure and power are attracted by that speech (offering heavenly rewards) and are unable to develop the resolute will of a concentrated mind.
O son of Prtha, those undiscerning people who utter this flowery talk which promises birth as a result of rites and duties, and is full of various special rites meant for the attainment of enjoyment and affluence , they remain engrossed in the utterances of the Vedas and declare that nothing else exists; their minds are full of desires and they have heaven as the goal.
Full of desires, having heaven as their goal, they utter speech which promises birth as the reward of one’s actions, and prescribe various specific actions for the attainment of pleasure and power.
2.45 त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन। निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्
traiguṇya
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trai-guṇya—of the three modes of material nature;viṣhayāḥ—subject matter;vedāḥ—Vedic scriptures;nistrai-guṇyaḥ—above the three modes of material nature, transcendental;bhava—be;arjuna—Arjun;nirdvandvaḥ—free from dualities;nitya-sattva-sthaḥ—eternally fixed in truth;niryoga-kṣhemaḥ—unconcerned about gain and preservation;ātma-vān—situated in the self
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The Vedas bind through the three strands. Therefore, O Arjuna, be free from the three strands, free from the pairs of opposites; be established in this eternal Being; be free from acquisition and preservation; and possess the Self.
The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self.
The Vedas have the three Gunas for their sphere, O Arjuna. You must be free from the three Gunas and be free from the pairs of opposites. Abide in pure Sattva; never care to acquire things and to protect what has been acquired, but be established in the self.
O Arjuna, the Vedas [Meaning only the portion dealing with rites and duties (karma-kanda).] have the three qualities as their object. You become free from worldliness, free from the pairs of duality, ever-poised in the quality of sattva, without (desire for) acquisition and protection, and self-collected.
The Vedas deal with the three attributes (of Nature); be thou above these three attributes, O Arjuna! Free yourself from the pairs of opposites and ever remain in the quality of Sattwa (goodness), freed from the thought of acquisition and preservation, and be established in the Self.
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सांख्ययोग
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
sāṃkhyayoga
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2.44 भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्। व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते
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bhoga—gratification;aiśhwarya—luxury;prasaktānām—whose minds are deeply attached;tayā—by that;apahṛita-chetasām—bewildered in intellect;vyavasāya-ātmikā—resolute;buddhiḥ—intellect;samādhau—fulfilment;na—never;vidhīyate—occurs
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Those who are very attached to the ownership of enjoyable objects and whose minds have been carried away by that (flowery speech) - their knowledge, in the form of determination, is not prescribed for concentration.
While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point.
O! Partha, the unwise, who rejoice in the letter of the Vedas, say, 'There is nothing else.' They are full only of worldly desires and they hanker for heaven. They speak flowery words which offer rebirth as the fruit of work. They look upon the Vedas as consisting entirely of varied rites for the attainment of pleasure and power. Those who cling so to pleasure and power are attracted by that speech (offering heavenly rewards) and are unable to develop the resolute will of a concentrated mind.
One-pointed conviction does not become established in the minds of those who delight in enjoyment and affluence, and whose intellects are carried away by that (speech).
For those who are much attached to pleasure and to power, whose minds are drawn away by such teaching, that determinate faculty is not manifest that is steadily bent on meditation and Samadhi (the state of Superconsciousness).
