Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 3.39
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 3.39 · 3 · Verse 39
Sanskrit Original
।।3.39।।शास्त्रतो जातमपि ज्ञानं परमात्मापारोक्ष्याय न प्रकाशते कामेनावृतं ज्ञानिनोऽपि किम्वल्पज्ञानिनः। कामरूपेण कामाख्येन नित्यवैरिणा दुष्पूरेण। दुःखेन हि कामः पूर्यते। न हीन्द्रादिपदं सुखेन लभ्यते। यद्यपीन्द्रादिपदं प्राप्तं पुनर्ब्रह्मादिपदमिच्छतीत्यलं बुद्धिर्नास्तीत्यनलः। उक्तं चज्ञानस्य ब्रह्मणश्चाग्नेर्धूमो बुद्धेर्मलं तथा। आदर्शस्याथ जीवस्य गर्भस्योल्बो हि कामकः इति।
Even knowledge born from scripture does not manifest the Supreme directly when it is veiled by desire; how much less the scant knowledge of the ignorant. Desire, appearing as desire itself and becoming the persistent enemy, fills one with misery. Desire cannot be satisfied by sensual pleasure. Even if one attains positions like that of Indra, one will again yearn for the state of Brahman—such is the nature of the fire of desire. As declared, ignorance is like smoke over Brahman for the intellect; likewise, the fetter (olba) of the womb covers the seer and the jiva is similarly covered by desire.