कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम् ।क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति ॥
kāmātmānaḥ svargaparā janmakarmaphalapradām |kriyāviśeṣabahulāṃ bhogaiśvaryagatiṃ prati ||
They are full of desire and heaven is their highest aim. Their speech offers rebirth as the fruit of action, and is rich in elaborate rituals aimed at reaching enjoyment and power…
Explanation
Krishna is still describing the unwise people from the previous verse, who speak the flowery words of the Vedic ritual portions. Here he says they are driven by desire (kāma) and treat heaven (svarga) as the goal. Their teaching centres on elaborate rites (kriyā) that bring rebirth, pleasure and power, and the sentence continues into the next verse.