Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Analysis

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks
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Text 2.62

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंस: सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते सङ्गात्सञ्जायते काम: कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते

dhyāyato viṣhayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣhūpajāyate saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho ’bhijāyate

Recitation · Text 2.62
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Krishna traces a precise chain: contemplating sense objects, attachment to them develops; from attachment, desire arises; from desire, anger is born. Each step is named as flowing directly from the one before it, not appearing out of nowhere.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:This chain suggests anger doesn't appear out of nowhere — it can usually be traced back to an earlier, quieter step: simple contemplation of an object.