Chapter 16 • Verse 11
चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः। कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्चिताः॥
chintām aparimeyāṁ cha pralayāntām upāśhritāḥ kāmopabhoga-paramā etāvad iti niśhchitāḥ
Meaning
Beset by immeasurable anxieties ending only at death, regarding gratification of desires as the highest goal, convinced that is all there is...
The demoniac carry endless worries until death. They consider sense gratification life's highest goal, believing nothing more exists. This shallow, anxious existence misses life's deeper purpose and peace.
Strength Reflection
"I recognize that sense pleasure is not life's highest goal — there is more."
Devotional Surrender
O Lord, free me from endless anxiety and the delusion that pleasure is all.