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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
bhogamaterial enjoyment—material enjoyment; aiśvaryaopulence—opulence; prasaktānāmthose who are so attached—those who are so attached; tayāby such things—by such things; apahṛta-cetasāmbewildered in mind—bewildered in mind; vyavasāyātmikāfixed determination—fixed determination; buddhiḥdevotional service of the Lord—devotional service of 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 of devotional service to the Supreme Lord does not take place.
Samādhi means "fixed mind." The Vedic dictionary, the Nirukti, says, samyag ādhīyate 'sminn ātmatattva-yāthātmyam: "When the mind is fixed for understanding the self, it is called samādhi. Samādhi is never possible for persons interested in material sense enjoyment, nor for those who are bewildered by such temporary things. They are more or less condemned by the process of material energy.