Transcendental Knowledge · 2.44
Whose minds are deeply attached: Wisdom and the Self
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते॥ २.४४ ॥
bhogaiśwvarya-prasaktānāṁ tayāpahṛita-chetasām
vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate
Translation
While their minds are absorbed with thoughts of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot focus their discrimination on one point.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 2.44 through stronger key ideas from the verse: whose minds are deeply attached, gratification, bewildered in intellect. 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.
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