Bhagavad Gita 16.16 aneka-citta-vibhrāntā moha-jāla-samāvṛtāḥ prasaktāḥ kāma-bhogeṣu patanti narake ’śucau With minds confused by countless schemes, Ensnared within delusion’s dreams; Attached to pleasures, bound by [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 16.16 aneka-citta-vibhrāntā moha-jāla-samāvṛtāḥ prasaktāḥ [...]
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