Chapter 16 · Verse 11 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 16.11
Sanskrit
चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः।कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्िचताः।।16.11।।
Transliteration
chintām aparimeyāṁ cha pralayāntām upāśhritāḥ kāmopabhoga-paramā etāvad iti niśhchitāḥ
In plain words
You know that feeling—when worry loops endlessly in your mind, when you're convinced that if you just get this one thing (the promotion, the relationship back, the perfect outcome), then finally you'll be okay? That's the trap this verse names, and you're not alone in it. Krishna says: that endless grasping for pleasure and security is not who you are—it's a pattern you've learned, and it dies with the body anyway. Your real hunger is for something that doesn't fade, something that doesn't depend on circumstance. Turn toward that instead, and notice if the grip loosens.
Word by Word
Sri Krishna reveals here the asura-consciousness: a mind trapped in endless worry and desire, convinced that sensory pleasure is life's only purpose, grasping frantically until death comes. The divine sees through this delusion—these endless anxieties are not your nature, but acquired patterns of ignorance.
When you recognize that your deepest hunger is for the eternal, not the temporary, you step out of this prison and into freedom.
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Bhagavad Gita 16.11 — BG 16.11
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