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𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌃

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Morning, during meditation, or whenever the mind grows restless·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 62
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 62 · Veda Vyasa (Lord Krishna's teaching) · Itihasa (Mahabharata)

In the Sankhya Yoga, the second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna describes the marks of a person of steady wisdom (sthitaprajna). To show the danger of an uncontrolled mind, he traces in this verse how merely dwelling on sense objects gives rise to attachment, then desire, then anger — a chain that, in the following verse, leads to total ruin.

✦ As told in scripture

Teachers cite this verse as a mirror of the inner life: countless downfalls, they say, begin with a single indulgent thought; one who learns to watch the mind here, at the first link of the chain, is saved from the anger and delusion that would otherwise follow.

The Mantra

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𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌃 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍂𑌪𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇। 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇॥

dhyāyato viṣhayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣhūpajāyate saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho ’bhijāyate

Meaning:विषयों का चिन्तन करने वाले पुरुष की उनमें आसक्ति हो जाती है; आसक्ति से इच्छा (काम) और इच्छा से क्रोध उत्पन्न होता है।।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌃🔊dhyāyataḥcontemplating, dwelling upon
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊viṣhayānsense objects
𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌃🔊puṁsaḥof a person
𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌃🔊saṅgaḥattachment
𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁🔊teṣhuto them (the sense objects)
𑌉𑌪𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇🔊upajāyatearises
𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊saṅgātfrom attachment
𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇🔊sañjāyatedevelops, is born
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌃🔊kāmaḥdesire
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊kāmātfrom desire
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌃🔊krodhaḥanger
𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇🔊abhijāyatearises

Benefits of Chanting ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः

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Reveals the subtle chain of the mind's downfall — contemplation, attachment, desire, anger.

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A powerful aid for self-control, helping one catch harmful thoughts at their very root.

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Recited and contemplated to guard the mind against unhealthy cravings and the loss of discrimination.

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Teaches the psychology of anger and desire, bringing awareness that leads to inner mastery.

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Helps cultivate vairagya (dispassion) and steadiness of mind on the spiritual path.

How to Chant ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः

Repetitions11times
Best TimeMorning, during meditation, or whenever the mind grows restless

Recite the verse slowly and reflect on each link in the chain it describes — how dwelling on sense objects leads step by step to attachment, desire and anger. It is contemplated as a tool of self-awareness, to recognise and check harmful mental patterns at their source.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
From Bhagavad Gita 2.62, it means: 'When a person dwells on sense objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment is born desire, and from desire arises anger.' It describes how the mind, by brooding on objects, sets off a chain leading to anger.
This verse with the next (2.63) describes the downward chain: brooding on sense objects → attachment → desire → anger → delusion → loss of memory → loss of intellect → ruin. It is one of the Gita's most cited teachings on how the mind falls.
By revealing the root of anger and craving, it gives the practitioner the awareness to intervene early — catching the first stage of dwelling on objects before it grows into desire and anger. It is a practical guide to self-mastery and emotional balance.

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