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Bhagavad Gita 2.62
The traditional text
सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते॥
Roman reading aid
dhyāyato viṣayān puṃsaḥ saṅgas teṣūpajāyate |
saṅgāt saṃjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho ’bhijāyate ||
Meaning in everyday language
When someone keeps dwelling on sense objects, attachment to them grows. From attachment comes craving; from craving, anger can arise.
Understand the teaching
Krishna is describing the discipline of a person whose understanding has become steady. This verse and 2.63 show a chain in the opposite direction, beginning with repeatedly dwelling on attractive objects. Dhyayatah here concerns absorbing preoccupation with sense objects. Its meaning is shaped by this sentence; the same verbal root can concern meditation elsewhere.
A useful reading notices the early stages of the chain. Continually imagining praise, a possession or victory in an argument can make its absence feel unbearable. Naming that fixation creates room to choose where attention goes next. Desire has many forms; this passage examines the attachment that narrows judgement and prepares the anger described in the next verse.
Words and phrases
- ध्यायतः विषयान् (dhyāyataḥ viṣayān)
- of one dwelling on sense objects
- सङ्गः (saṅgaḥ)
- attachment
- कामः (kāmaḥ)
- desire or craving
- क्रोधः (krodhaḥ)
- anger
- अभिजायते (abhijāyate)
- arises
Pause and think
You keep checking whether your post received praise. Which early part of the chain can you notice?
See an explained answer
I can notice my attention repeatedly returning to approval and the attachment growing around it. I can set the device aside and return to a chosen task before that demand shapes my next response.