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
In plain words
You know how a thought keeps coming back, and the more you think about it, the more you want it, and then when you can't have it, the anger rises and takes over everything else? Krishna says: that chain starts with where you place your attention. The thought itself isn't the enemy—but living in it, replaying it, nursing it like a wound, that's what turns longing into rage and rage into suffering. You can break this cycle by becoming aware of it. The moment you notice you're dwelling, you can gently turn your mind elsewhere.
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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