Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 52

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-2 Sankhya Yogaḥ

kāmātmānaḥ svarga-parā janma-karma-phala-pradām | kriyā-viśeṣa bahulāṁ bhogaiśvarya gatiṁ prati || 43 || 43. They are full of desires and have heaven for their goal. They teach rebirth as the result of actions and engage in various specific rites for the attainment of pleasure and power. bhogaiśvarya prasaktānāṁ tayāpahṛta cetasām | vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate || 44 || 44. Those who cling to pleasure and power are attracted by these teachings [offering heavenly rewards] and are unable to develop the resolute will of a concentrated mind. Commentary With regard to those who crave pleasure and power and whose understanding is led astray by that grandiloquent speech about sense-gratification and controlling power, the attitude of determination mentioned earlier, will not arise in their minds [Samādhi]. Samādhi in this context means the [clear] mind in which enlightenment arises. These minds cannot develop the insight that all Vedic rituals are a means to attain Mokṣa when based on the conviction of the real nature of the Self. Hence, an aspirant for Liberation, should not be attached to rituals from a desire to attain material goals.