Word meanings
- śri-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Lord said
- kāmaḥ
- desire
- eṣaḥ
- this
- krodhaḥ
- wrath
- eṣaḥ
- this
- rajaḥ-guṇa
- the mode of passion
- samudbhavaḥ
- born of
- mahā-aśanaḥ
- all-devouring
- mahā-pāpmā
- greatly sinful
- viddhi
- know
- enam
- this
- iha
- in the material world
- vairiṇam
- the enemy
Translations
The Blessed Lord said, "It is desire and it is anger, both of the quality of Rajas, all-devouring and all-sinful; know this as the foe here in this world."
Lord Shri Krishna: It is desire, it is aversion, born of passion. Desire consumes and corrupts all things. It is the greatest enemy of man.
The Blessed Lord said, "This desire, this anger, born of the quality of rajas, is a great devourer, a great source of sin. Know this to be the enemy here."
श्रीभगवान् बोले - रजोगुणसे उत्पन्न हुआ यह काम ही क्रोध है। यह बहुत खानेवाला और महापापी है। इस विषयमें तू इसको ही वैरी जान।Commentary
Bhagavan Bhaga means the six attributes, viz.? Jnana (knowledge)? Vairagya (dispassion)? Kirti (fame)? Aishvarya (divine manifestations and excellences)? Sri (wealth), and Bala (might). He who possesses these six attributes and who has a perfect knowledge of the origin and the end of the universe is Bhagavan or the Lord. The cause of all sin and wrong action in this world is desire. Anger is desire itself. When a desire is not gratified, the man becomes angry against those who stand as obstacles on the path of fulfilment.
The desire is born of the ality of Rajas. When desire arises, it generates Rajas and urges the man to work in order to possess the object. Therefore, know that this desire is mans foe on this earth. (Cf.XVI.21).