Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Analysis

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 2.43

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

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (21 words)

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The same critique continues: those desirous of sense gratification, aiming for heaven, are absorbed in elaborate rites aimed at pleasure and power. Krishna repeats the description almost verbatim to press the point rather than move on quickly.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Krishna repeats this critique almost word for word — a sign he wants it to really land, not just be heard once.