Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 117

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-3 Karma Yogaḥ

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śrī bhagavan uvāca

kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajoguṇa samudbhavaḥ |
mahāśano mahā-pāpmā viddhyenam-iha vairiṇam || 37 ||

The Blessed Lord said;

37. It is desire, it is anger, born of the Guna of Rajas; all-devouring, an impeller to sin. Know this
to be the foe here.

Commentary

The insatiable desire-nature is born of the Rajas Guna arising from subliminal activators. It is an enemy who attracts one towards the objects of the senses. When desire is impeded it creates anger towards those persons [objects or circumstances] which are the cause of such hindrance. It incites the aspirant to harm others. Know this [desire] which is born of Rajas, to be the natural enemy of meditators on the Self (Jñāna Yogins).

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