Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 42

Krishna said

यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः ॥2.42॥

yāmimāṃ puṣpitāṃ vācaṃ pravadantyavipaścitaḥvedavādaratāḥ pārtha nānyadastīti vādinaḥ

Meaning

Krishna says: people lacking discernment speak in flowery language, delighting in the Vedic texts and claiming there is nothing beyond them.

हिंदी में अर्थ

श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं: जिन लोगों में विवेक नहीं है, वे वेदों के शब्दों में ही रमे रहते हैं, फूलों जैसी सजी-धजी बातें करते हैं और कहते हैं कि इसके आगे कुछ नहीं।

Practise it today

When you hear an impressive promise today, an ad or a pitch, pause and ask: what is actually being offered, and does it serve my deeper good?

Reflect tonight

Which attractive words did you see through today, and what was behind them?

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