The reality of worldly pleasures! The Gita is not a scripture just meant for recitation, though recitation is good and necessary. Gita is an infallible inspiration of human life associated with present situations-circumstances. Why should life not be limited to the happiness originating from the indulgence in earthly and worldly sensual objects? the logical answer to it and the true picture of present scenario of the society is found in this verse. Because all these are 'adyantavantah' they are subject to beginning and end-for this reason in their outcome they are a cause for sorrow. Initially when one finds pleasure in it, attraction is generated! The mind finds it pleasing, senses start deriving happiness! But from where was happiness acquired change took place; pleasure was converted into pain. Favourability transformed into unfavourability. The same pleasure becomes the cause of unhappiness.

There is no universal definition of pleasure or pain. Because for one the same object can be a source of pleasure and for another of sorrow. Not only this, but at one point of time, one object may be the cause of happiness and at another moment, the same will appear to be a cause of sorrow. For this reason great souls have spoken about happiness and sorrow to this extent only:

"Anokool vedniyam sukham,

Pratikool vedniyam dukham."

Favourability is pleasure and unfavourability is sorrow; understand this reality. The son is not only the cause of happiness. If the son is favourable then he is the cause of happiness and the same son, if he becomes unfavourable, will become a cause of grief. If business is running well, then it gives pleasure. If business is not running well then there starts the sorrow. What to say of anything else, if the body is all right and favourable then it gives happiness and if it is unfavourable i. e. becomes unhealthy, then one's own body becomes a cause of sorrow. Favourability and unfavourability are bound to happen in this world. It is not possible to avoid it. There is nothing in this world which can remain the same forever and always pleasure-giving. One's capacity does not remain according to one's needs. The power/capacity of the senses gradually decreases or the source from which happiness was being derived; those do not remain suitable any more. The result? In both eventualities-'dukhayonaya eva te'.

See the state of the today's world engaged in the race and competition for materialistic indulgences and keep in view this verse of Gitaji full of caution. You will feel that this warning about 5154 years ago, can still be visibly seen as being authentic. Stress, peacelessness, grief, sorrow and ailments are increasing day by day. The countries which are materially prosperous and indulgent are more prone to be victims of such a state.

"Na tesu ramate budhah'-on seeing and thinking about all this the wise-endowed with discrimination do not rejoice in them.

The thoughtful and the wise is that who casts his vision on the consequence; he is able to anticipate the result of any action. The result of worldly indulgence whether we consider the scriptural evidence or evidence of practical worldly conduct, is found to be sorrow only. A thought-provoking indication of the Patanjali yoga philosophy:

"Parinaam taap sanskar dukhairgunavrittivirodhash ch dukhmeva vivekinah". sarvam vivekinah".

Three types of sorrows are found in everyone's life in the form of result, suffering and accumulated impressions-and because of the inter-clash of the propensities of the three qualities, for the wise all indulgences are filled with sorrow. The problem of today's world is that physical pleasures/conveniences are considered to be the only joy of life; the reason due to which, in the present times the problem of sorrow and dejection is aggravating. In this context the warning of Shri Gitaji is worth considering.

It is not wise to waste this valuable life in revelling in the transitory sensual objects and the chain of pleasure and pain, It not worthy of human life. In what does the fulfilment and real delight of life lie? After a stern warning a sweet inspiration from the Gita-