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Bhagavad-gītā 2.44
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 44
- भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम् ।
- व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते ॥४४॥
- bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāṁ
- tayāpahṛta-cetasām
- vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ
- samādhau na vidhīyate
bhogato material enjoyment — to material enjoyment; aiśvaryaand opulence — and opulence; prasaktānāmfor those who are attached — for those who are attached; tayāby such things — by such things; apahṛtabewildered in mind-cetasāmbewildered in mind — bewildered in mind; vyavasāyafixed in determination-ātmikāfixed in determination — fixed in determination; buddhiḥdevotional service to the Lord — devotional service to the Lord; samādhauin the controlled mind — in the controlled mind; nanever — never; vidhīyatedoes take place — does take place.
In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, and who are bewildered by such things, the resolute determination for devotional service to the Supreme Lord does not take place.
Samādhi means "fixed mind." The Vedic dictionary, the Nirukti, says, samyag ādhīyate 'sminn ātma-tattva-yāthātmyam: "When the mind is fixed for understanding the self, it is said to be in samādhi. " Samādhi is never possible for persons interested in material sense enjoyments and bewildered by such temporary things. They are more or less condemned by the process of material energy.