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Bhagavad Gita 5.22

Chapter 5: Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Renunciation of Action) · कर्मसंन्यासयोग

ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते ।आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः ॥

ye hi saṃsparśajā bhogā duḥkhayonaya eva te |ādyantavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ ||

Meaning of Gita 5.22 in English

Pleasures born from contact with sense objects are really sources of pain; they have a beginning and an end. The wise do not find their joy in them.

गीता 5.22 का हिंदी अर्थ

इंद्रियों और विषयों के संपर्क से मिलने वाले सुख वास्तव में दुःख के कारण हैं, उनका आरंभ और अंत होता है। इसलिए बुद्धिमान उनमें आनंद नहीं ढूँढते।

addictiontemporary pleasuresensual desire

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