Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 16: The Divine and the Demonic Natures
Bhagavad Gita 16.11
चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः ।
कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्चिताः ॥
cintāmaparimeyāṃ ca pralayāntāmupāśritāḥ | kāmopabhogaparamā etāvaditi niścitāḥ ||
Burdened with endless anxieties that cease only at death, they treat the gratification of desire as the highest aim, convinced that this is all there is.
Modern context
Endless anxieties that cease only at death. This is a striking observation. A life devoted to gratification is not carefree; it is full of worry. There is always more to get, more to protect, more to fear losing. The person who thinks 'this is all there is' carries the heaviest burden of all, because everything depends on getting enough before the end.