Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Analysis

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

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भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम् व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धि: समाधौ न विधीयते

bhogaiśwvarya-prasaktānāṁ tayāpahṛita-chetasām vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (10 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Krishna concludes that for minds deeply attached to pleasure and power, the resolute intellect needed for real absorption in the divine simply does not form. Attachment, in other words, doesn't just distract — it actively blocks clarity from developing at all.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Attachment doesn't just distract from clarity here — it's described as actively preventing clarity from forming at all.