Sankhya Yoga
Chapter 2, Verse 8
na hi prapaÅyÄmi mamÄpanudyÄd
yacchokam ucchoį¹£aį¹am indriyÄį¹Äm
avÄpya bhÅ«mÄv-asapatnam-į¹ddham
rÄjyaį¹ suraį¹Äm api cÄdhipatyam
Even if I should attain rich and unrivalled kingdoms on Earth or even the sovereignty of the gods, it would not take from me this sorrow that dries up my senses.
Here Arjuna asks, āWhat am I doing in this battle where I will gain only earthly things? Even if I attain āsovereignty of the Godsā, lordship over the Gods, and become like Indra, that will not remove this grief, which is drying up my senses. Please Lord, help me! Remove this grief! Give me everlasting happiness and bliss. Thatās what Iām longing for. Iām not longing for material gain and Iām not longing for Heaven. I long to hear You. I long to be out of Maya. I want to be free from this delusion.ā
Bhagavad Gita
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