Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 11
Guṇa-viveka, Haṁsa-gītā, and the Yoga that Cuts False Ego
करोति कामवशग: कर्माण्यविजितेन्द्रिय: । दु:खोदर्काणि सम्पश्यन् रजोवेगविमोहित: ॥ ११ ॥
karoti kāma-vaśa-gaḥ karmāṇy avijitendriyaḥ duḥkhodarkāṇi sampaśyan rajo-vega-vimohitaḥ
One who does not control the material senses comes under the control of material desires and is thus bewildered by the strong waves of the mode of passion. Such a person executes material activities, although clearly seeing that the result will be future unhappiness.
FAQs
This verse explains that when a person is ruled by kāma and has not conquered the senses, he still performs actions even knowing they will end in suffering, because rajas (passion) bewilders the intelligence.
Because rajas creates agitation and impulsive desire, covering clear discrimination; thus one knowingly chooses harmful karma, which later matures as distress.
Notice patterns where you repeat harmful habits despite knowing the outcome; reduce rajas through regulated life, sāttvika choices, and bhakti practices (hearing, chanting, and remembrance) to strengthen self-control.