कामिनः कृपणा लुब्धाः पुष्पेषु फलबुद्धयः । अग्निमुग्धा धूमतान्ताः स्वं लोकं न विदन्ति ते ॥
kāminaḥ kṛpaṇā lubdhāḥ puṣpeṣu phalabuddhayaḥ | agnimugdhā dhūmatāntāḥ svaṃ lokaṃ na vidanti te ||
Lustful, miserly and greedy, mistaking flowers for fruit, bewildered by the sacrificial fire and choked by its smoke, they do not know their own true world.
कामी, कृपण और लोभी, फूलों को ही फल समझने वाले, अग्नि (यज्ञ) से मोहित और धुएँ से घुटे हुए, वे अपने सच्चे लोक (स्वरूप) को नहीं जानते।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
It is easy to be so busy with the outward forms of religion, or of success, that we mistake the blossom for the fruit and never reach what we were looking for.
धर्म के, या सफलता के, बाहरी रूपों में इतना उलझ जाना आसान है कि हम फूल को ही फल समझ लें और जो खोज रहे थे वहाँ कभी न पहुँचें।
Krishna to Uddhava (Bhagavata 11.21.27) describes the reward-seeking ritualists.