Chapter 2 · Verse 62 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.62
Sanskrit
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते। सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
Transliteration
dhyāyato viṣhayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣhūpajāyate saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho ’bhijāyate
Word by Word
This verse traces the invisible chain that binds the soul to suffering—a sacred anatomy of delusion that the ancient rishis mapped with precision. When the mind dwells on sense objects, attachment blooms like a poisoned flower; from attachment springs desire, and from unfulfilled desire rises anger, that destroyer of wisdom and peace.
Understanding this sequence is not meant to condemn desire itself, but to illuminate how unconscious repetition of thought patterns creates the very bondage we wish to escape—and recognizing the mechanism is the first step toward freedom.
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