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Bhagavad Gita 5.22
Quick pleasures fade quickly. Lasting contentment is found somewhere quieter.
Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 5, Verse 22
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।
आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः॥
ye hi saṁsparśa-jā bhogā duḥkha-yonaya eva te
ādy-antavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣu ramate budhaḥ
Translation
Pleasures born of sense-contact are sources of sorrow, for they have a beginning and an end, Arjuna. The wise do not find lasting delight in them.
हिन्दी भावार्थ
हे कौन्तेय, इंद्रियों के संपर्क से उत्पन्न भोग दुख के ही कारण हैं, क्योंकि उनका आदि और अंत है। बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति उनमें रमता नहीं है।
In simple words Interpretation
Quick pleasures fade quickly. Lasting contentment is found somewhere quieter.
Context
Krishna contrasts passing pleasures with the deeper, steadier joy that comes from within.
When this may help
When you feel empty despite distractions, or keep chasing the next thing.
Reflection question
What gives you a quieter, longer-lasting kind of contentment?
A small practice
Replace ten minutes of scrolling today with something slow — a walk, music, a page of a book.
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