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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 2.62
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते ।
सङ्गात्सञ्जायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते ॥ ६२ ॥
dhyāyato viṣayān puṁsaḥ
saṅgas teṣūpajāyate
saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ
kāmāt krodho ’bhijāyate
While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises.
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3 study points
Thinking about sense objects leads to attachment, then lust, and then anger.
The senses need real engagement. Without loving service to the Lord, they seek material enjoyment.
Kṛṣṇa consciousness gives a higher taste for spiritual enjoyment. Simply forcing the senses to stop is sure to fail.
These notes cover verses 2.60–63
Explains how one who is not Krishna Consciousness may easily falldown, It implies the dangers of Arjuna’s plan to go to the forest, to practice Jnana & meditation, trying to avoid fighting and its apparent sinful reaction.
Become fixed in Krishna Consciousness
By working in Buddhi-yoga one attains ‘material detachment’ and the ‘equipoised platform of liberation’ called Samadhi
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Key ideas: manas, indriya, yoga.
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What does BG 2.62 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to mind & yoga?
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Study notes are editorial summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport.