Thinking about sense objects creates attachment to them. Attachment gives rise to desire; desire gives rise to anger.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 2.62
Hindi · हिन्दी
विषयोंका चिन्तन करनेवाले मनुष्यकी उन विषयोंमें आसक्ति पैदा हो जाती है । आसक्तिसे कामना पैदा होती है । कामनासे क्रोध पैदा होता है । क्रोध होनेपर सम्मोह मूढ़भाव हो जाता है । सम्मोहसे स्मृति भ्रष्ट हो जाती है । स्मृति भ्रष्ट होनेपर बुद्धिका नाश हो जाता है । बुद्धिका नाश होनेपर मनुष्यका पतन हो जाता है ॥
Read literallywhile thinking of · sense objects · for a person · attachment · to them · arises · from attachment · is born · desire · from desire · anger · arises strongly
Understanding the verse
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Krishna traces the chain: dwelling on objects breeds attachment, attachment breeds desire, and desire breeds anger.
Fixating on pleasures or objects creates attachment. Attachment turns into wanting, and wanting turns into anger when blocked.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Krishna shows how the mind falls step by step: thought, attachment, desire, anger, confusion, ruin. This verse explains why self-mastery matters.
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In your life
What it looks like today
A man keeps thinking about his neighbour's new car. Soon he wants one, then resents the loan officer who turns him down. The anger began weeks earlier with idle dwelling.
The takeaway
“Catch the chain early, while the craving is still a passing thought.”
Fixating on pleasures or objects creates attachment. Attachment turns into wanting, and wanting turns into anger when blocked.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 2.62?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Sankhya Yoga" (The Yoga of Knowledge).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 2.62?
Verse 62 sits in Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita — Sankhya Yoga, "The Yoga of Knowledge". The chapter has 72 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 2.62 matter today?
A man keeps thinking about his neighbour's new car. Soon he wants one, then resents the loan officer who turns him down. The anger began weeks earlier with idle dwelling.
Krishna traces the chain: dwelling on objects breeds attachment, attachment breeds desire, and desire breeds anger.
What this verse means
Fixating on pleasures or objects creates attachment. Attachment turns into wanting, and wanting turns into anger when blocked.
Context & commentary
Krishna shows how the mind falls step by step: thought, attachment, desire, anger, confusion, ruin. This verse explains why self-mastery matters.
What it looks like today
A man keeps thinking about his neighbour's new car. Soon he wants one, then resents the loan officer who turns him down. The anger began weeks earlier with idle dwelling.
“Catch the chain early, while the craving is still a passing thought.”
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