यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।
वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः।।2.42।।
कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम्।
क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति।।2.43।।
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।
निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।
तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
O son of Prtha, those undiscerning people who utter this flowery talk, which promises birth as a result of rites and duties, and is full of various special rites meant for the attainment of enjoyment and affluence, remain engrossed in the utterances of the Vedas and declare that nothing else exists; their minds are full of desires and they have heaven as their goal.
O son of Prtha, those undiscerning people who utter this flowery talk, which promises birth as a result of rites and duties, and is full of various special rites meant for the attainment of enjoyment and affluence, remain engrossed in the utterances of the Vedas and declare that nothing else exists; their minds are full of desires and they have heaven as their goal.
One-pointed conviction does not become established in the minds of those who delight in enjoyment and affluence, and whose intellects are carried away by it.
O Arjuna, the Vedas [Meaning only the portion dealing with rites and duties (karma-kanda).] have the three qualities as their object. You become free from worldliness, free from the pairs of duality, ever-poised in the quality of sattva, without (desire for) acquisition and protection, and self-collected.
A Brahmana with realization has that much utility in all the Vedas as a person has in a well when there is a flood all around.
Osho’s Commentary
The unwise delight in the flowery words of the scriptures, which promise heavenly rewards for ritualistic actions. Their minds are full of desires, and their highest goal is heaven. They are caught in a web of elaborate rituals. Krishna is making a sharp distinction between the outer religion of rituals and the inner religion of consciousness. The Vedas, he says, deal with the three gunas. You, Arjuna, must go beyond them. Be free from the pairs of opposites, established in pure being, not caring for acquisition or preservation. Just as a man has no need for a small pond when there is a great flood of water everywhere, so too, for an enlightened Brahmin, there is no need for all the Vedas. The scriptures are for those who are still in darkness. They are small lamps. But for the one who has seen the sun of his own Self, all these lamps become useless. The ultimate knowledge is not in any book; it is within you.