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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 44

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्। व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते

bhogaiśwvarya-prasaktānāṁ tayāpahṛita-chetasām vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.44 mean?

For those deeply attached to enjoyment and power, whose minds are carried away by that flowery speech, the resolute intellect directed toward samadhi is never established.

Word-by-word meaning

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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