Bhagavad Gita
· Sankhya Yoga 2
· Verse 62
Verified original
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते
सङ्गात्सञ्जायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते
ധ്യായതോ വിഷയാന് പുംസഃ സംഗസ്തേഷൂപജായതേ സംഗാത്സഞ്ജായതേ കാമഃ കാമാത്ക്രോധോഽഭിജായതേ
dhyāyato viṣhayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣhūpajāyate saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho 'bhijāyate
English Translation
When a person dwells on sense objects, attachment to them arises. From attachment comes desire, and from unfulfilled desire comes anger.
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Explanation · English
Krishna maps the psychology of downfall as a chain reaction: contemplation → attachment → desire → anger. This is remarkably modern — cognitive behavioral therapy describes similar "thought chains." The chain continues in the next verse: anger → delusion → memory loss → loss of intelligence → destruction.