Resulting in fruitive action, good birth, etc.: Wisdom and the Self

Consulting only their own desires, they construct their own heaven, devising arduous and complex rites to secure their own pleasure and power; and the only result is rebirth.

— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 2.43 through stronger key ideas from the verse: resulting in fruitive action, good birth, etc., desirous of sense gratification, aiming to achieve heavenly planets. In the context of Wisdom and the Self, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.