कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम् | क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति
kāmātmānaḥ svargaparā janmakarmaphalapradām . kriyāviśeṣabahulāṃ bhogaiśvaryagatiṃ prati
噢,普利塔(Prtha)之子,那些不明智的人,他們說著這華而不實的言辭,承諾透過儀式和職責可獲新生,充滿了為享樂和財富而設的各種特殊儀式。他們沉溺於吠陀經的言論,聲稱除此無他;他們的心充滿慾望,並以天堂為目標。
-2.43 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 , they 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 the goal.
缺乏辨別力的不明智者,過度強調吠陀經的「業部」(Karma Kanda)或儀式部分,該部分為特定行動規定了具體規則,以獲取特定果報,並過度讚揚這些行動及其回報。他們極為迷戀那些規定獲取天界享樂之道的吠陀經文。他們聲稱,除了透過執行吠陀經「業部」儀式所能獲得的天界(Svarga)感官享樂之外,別無他物。吠陀經主要分為兩部分:「業部」(處理行動的部分)和「智部」(Jnana Kanda,處理知識的部分)。「業部」包括《婆羅門書》(Brahmanas)和《本集》(Samhitas)。這是闍彌尼(Jaimini)創立的「前彌曼差學派」(Purvamimamsa)的權威依據。該學派的追隨者處理儀式,並規定了許多儀式以在此世獲得享樂和權力,以及在天界獲得幸福。他們將此視為人類存在的最終目標。普通人被他們的讚美所吸引。「智部」包括《森林書》(Aranyakas)和《奧義書》(Upanishads),它們處理「梵」(Brahman)或「至高自我」的本質。天界的生活也是短暫的。在善行果報耗盡之後,人必須回到這個塵世。解脫(Moksha)只能透過自我知識來獲得,而非透過執行千百種祭祀。克里希那(Krishna)主在此將彌曼差學派透過執行吠陀祭祀以獲得天界、世間權力和主宰的教義置於相對較低的位置,因為它們無法給予我們最終的解脫。
. - 2.43. O son of Prtha ! Those, whose very nature is desire, whose goal is heaven, who esteem only the Vedic declaration [of fruits], who declare that there is nothing else, who proclaim this flowery speech about the paths to the lordship of the objects of enjoyment-[the paths] that are full of different actionsand who desire action alone as a fruit of their birth-they are men without insight.