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Bhagavad Gita 2.62

Chapter 2, Verse 62

Part of 2: Sānkhya Yogसांख्ययोग

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते। सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते॥

Transliteration

dhyāyato viṣhayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣhūpajāyate saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho ’bhijāyate

Meaning

When one thinks of objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment, desire is born; from desire, anger arises.

Word-by-word meaning
dhyāyataḥcontemplatingviṣhayānsense objectspuṁsaḥof a personsaṅgaḥattachmentteṣhuto them (sense objects)upajāyatearisessaṅgātfrom attachmentsañjāyatedevelopskāmaḥdesirekāmātfrom desirekrodhaḥangerabhijāyatearises
Commentary

When a man thinks of the beauty and the pleasant and alluring features of the senseobjects he becomes attached to them. He then regards them as something worthy of acisition and possession and hankers after them. He develops a strong desire to possess them. Then he endeavours his level best to obtain them. When his desire is frustrated by some cause or other, anger arises in his mind. If anybody puts any obstruction in his way of obtaining the objects he hates him, fights with him and develops hostility towards hi. (Cf. II.64).

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 62?
When one thinks of objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment, desire is born; from desire, anger arises.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 62 of Chapter 2 (Sānkhya Yog — Transcendental Knowledge) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.