Bhagavad Geeta 7.20
Sanskrit
कामैस्तैस्तैर्हृतज्ञानाः प्रपद्यन्तेऽन्यदेवताः। तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया।।7.20।।
kāmais tais tair hṛita-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛityā niyatāḥ svayā
Meaning
When unchecked desires cloud judgment, people follow the crowd instead of thinking independently. Stay aware of what you truly need versus what you're conditioned to...
Translation
People, deprived of their wisdom by desires for various objects and guided by their own nature, resort to other deities, following the relevant methods.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: