Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 16

Bhagavad Gita 16.16

अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ॥

aneka-citta-vibhrāntā moha-jāla-samāvṛtāḥ prasaktāḥ kāma-bhogeṣu patanti narake 'śucau

Translation

Bewildered by numerous thoughts, enmeshed in the web of delusion, addicted to the gratification of desire, they fall downwards into a foul hell.

What it means

Confused by many thoughts, caught in the net of delusion, addicted to the gratification of desires, they fall into a foul hell. The descent is self-authored. No outside judge is needed when the mind is the sentence.

Try this today

The web closes: many thoughts, one addiction, one direction.

Something to reflect on

Where do many thoughts plus one addiction lead - and have I visited?

Read it in Yathora
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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.