Chapter 16 · The Divine and Demoniac

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 16.12

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धा: कामक्रोधपरायणा: ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्जयान्

āśhā-pāśha-śhatair baddhāḥ kāma-krodha-parāyaṇāḥ īhante kāma-bhogārtham anyāyenārtha-sañchayān

Recitation · Text 16.12
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Bound by a hundred cords of expectation, devoted to desire and anger, they strive to amass wealth by unjust means for the enjoyment of desires. The cords are made of hope — the binding material is what they are looking forward to.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The cords are made of hope — bound by what they are looking forward to.