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The Path of Action
श्री भगवानुवाच काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः। महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्
śhrī bhagavān uvācha kāma eṣha krodha eṣha rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ mahāśhano mahā-pāpmā viddhyenam iha vairiṇam
The Blessed Lord said: It is desire, it is anger, born of the quality of rajas, all-devouring and greatly sinful — know this to be the enemy here in this world.
śhri-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Lord said · kāmaḥ—desire · eṣhaḥ—this · krodhaḥ—wrath · eṣhaḥ—this · rajaḥ-guṇa—the mode of passion · samudbhavaḥ—born of · mahā-aśhanaḥ—all-devouring · mahā-pāpmā—greatly sinful · viddhi—know · enam—this · iha—in the material world · vairiṇam—the enemy
detachmentangergoddesirebodyworldnaturewar
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