Bg 18.34

TEXT 34

TEXT

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयते ऽर्जुन ।
प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी ॥ ३४ ॥

yaya tu dharma-kamarthan

dhrtya dharayate 'rjuna

prasaṅgena phalakaṅksi

dhrtih sa partha rajasi

yaya-by which; tu-but; dharma-kama-arthan-for religiosity and economic development; dhrtya-by determination; dharayate-in such terms; arjuna-O Arjuna; prasaṅgena-for that; phala-akaṅksi-desiring fruitive result; dhrtih-determination; sa-that; partha-O son of Prtha; rajasi-in the mode of passion.

TRANSLATION

And that determination by which one holds fast to fruitive result in religion, economic development and sense gratification is of the nature of passion, O Arjuna.

PURPORT

Any person who is always desirous of fruitive results in religious or economic activities, whose only desire is sense gratification, and whose mind, life and senses are thus engaged, is in the mode of passion.

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