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This Bhagavad Gita verse explains the mindset of living caught up in worldly wealth and desires. The Rohini Nakshatra in the Taurus Rasi and its ruling planet Venus reflect wealth and economic status. Financial, family, and health aspects of life are important. While managing finances and accumulating wealth, one must also pay attention to family welfare without losing mental peace. To enhance health and mental state, it is essential to follow practices for physical and mental well-being. One must realize that wealth alone does not provide the completeness of life and seek spiritual truth. This leads to mental peace and lasting happiness. Valuing family relationships and spending time with them helps in realizing the true joy of life. Venus reflects beauty and pleasure, but understanding that they are temporary, one should move towards lasting spiritual growth.

This verse explains the mindset of individuals with negative thoughts. They are always caught up in worldly wealth and desires. They live with the assurance that 'all this is my property.' With a mind that is never satisfied, they often try to accumulate more wealth. However, they do not truly attain happiness. This mindset arises from a lack of wisdom. They do not realize that these are temporary. Such a mindset keeps us away from the peace that sustains us.

In this verse, Lord Krishna points out the mindset of individuals living in ignorance. A life lived solely for the pursuit of external wealth and pleasure is an illusion. Without knowing the eternal spiritual truth, people are deluded by the false objects of the world. Being trapped in this illusion leads to distress. True happiness lies in realizing spiritual truth. Therefore, we must abandon a mind filled with desires for surrounding objects. To understand the reality of life, we must seek Vedantic knowledge.

In today's world, most people live with a desire for money, wealth, and power. These feelings of ownership and the insistence that these are mine create instability in the mind. Family well-being and mental peace are all affected by this. For a person to live happily, they must pay attention to their physical health and eating habits. Economic challenges like debt pressure and EMIs must be managed favorably. We should be mindful of how we feel during leisure time on social media. A true understanding of happiness will bring long life and mental peace to all of us. We should cultivate stable relationships and lifestyles.