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Bhagavad Gita 16.11

Chapter 16, Verse 11

Part of 16: Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāg Yogदैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग

चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः।कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्िचताः॥

Transliteration

chintām aparimeyāṁ cha pralayāntām upāśhritāḥ kāmopabhoga-paramā etāvad iti niśhchitāḥ

Meaning

Giving themselves over to immeasurable cares that end only with death, regarding the gratification of lust as their highest aim, and feeling sure that that is all.

Word-by-word meaning
chintāmanxietiesaparimeyāmendlesschaandpralaya-antāmuntil deathupāśhritāḥtaking refugekāma-upabhogagratification of desiresparamāḥthe purpose of lifeetāvatstillitithusniśhchitāḥwith complete assurance
Commentary

They are beset with immense cares, worries and anxieties and their minds are engrossed in aciring and preserving the countless sensual objects. They have got the strong conviction that the sensual enjoyment is the highest end of a man. They are steeped in enjoying the objects of the senses. They firmly believe that that is everything. They believe that sensual enjoyment is the supreme source of happiness and there is no such thing as eternal bliss of the soul or transcendental bliss of the Self. They have no belief in the happiness in another world (or plane) or in the perennial bliss which is independent of sensual objects, which is beyond the reach of the senses. They have a dull and gross intellect, and so they cannot grasp the subtle higher truth. Sensual enjoyment is the greatest object of attainment for them.

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 11?
Giving themselves over to immeasurable cares that end only with death, regarding the gratification of lust as their highest aim, and feeling sure that that is all.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 11 of Chapter 16 (Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāg Yog — Yoga through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.