यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चित: वेदवादरता: पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिन: कामात्मान: स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम् क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति
yāmimāṁ puṣhpitāṁ vāchaṁ pravadanty-avipaśhchitaḥ veda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha nānyad astīti vādinaḥ kāmātmānaḥ swarga-parā janma-karma-phala-pradām kriyā-viśheṣha-bahulāṁ bhogaiśhwarya-gatiṁ prati
Recitation · Text 2.42
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (21 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna begins a pointed critique: those of limited understanding speak flowery words, delighting in the Vedas' ritualistic portions, insisting there is nothing more. He is not dismissing scripture itself, but a narrow, results-hungry reading of it.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Krishna isn't dismissing scripture here — he's warning against a narrow, results-hungry way of reading it.