[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 2.42 · spoken by Krishna ]
They quote scripture but miss the point entirely.
The undiscerning speak flowery words, delighting in Vedic rituals, saying there is nothing else.
SANSKRIT
यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः । वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः ॥२-४२॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“The scriptures are maps, not destinations. Those who mistake the map for the territory wander endlessly. Pushpitam vacham — flowery speech — sounds like wisdom. But it is only the surface.”
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