Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 2.44
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 2.44 · 2 · Verse 44
Sanskrit Original
।।2.44।। भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां भोगः कर्तव्यः ऐश्वर्यं च इति भोगैश्वर्ययोरेव प्रणयवतां तदात्मभूतानाम्। तया क्रियाविशेषबहुलया वाचा अपहृतचेतसाम् आच्छादितविवेकप्रज्ञानां व्यवसायात्मिका सांख्ये योगे वा बुद्धिः समाधौ समाधीयते अस्मिन् पुरुषोपभोगाय सर्वमिति समाधिः अन्तःकरणं बुद्धिः तस्मिन् समाधौ न विधीयते न भवति इत्यर्थः।। ये एवं विवेकबुद्धिरहिताः तेषां कामात्मनां यत् फलं तदाह
2.44 And vyavasayatmika, one-pointed; buddhih, conviction, with regard to Knowledge or Yoga; na vidhiyate, does not become established, i.e. does not arise; samadhau, in the minds the word samadhi being derived in the sese of that into which everthing is gathered together for the enjoyment of a person ; bhoga-aisvarya-prasaktanam, of those who delight in enjoyment and wealth, of those who have the hankering that only enjoyment as also wealth is to be sought for, of those who identify themselves with these; and apahrta-cetasam, of those whose intellects are carried away, whose discriminating judgement becomes covered; taya, by that speech which is full of various special rites.