Bhagavad Gita · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga YogaChapter 16, Shloka 21 (16.21)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः
कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत् त्रयं त्यजेत्
॥ 16.21 ॥
trividhaṃ narakasyedaṃ dvāraṃ nāśanamātmanaḥ
kāmaḥ krodhastathā lobhastasmādetat trayaṃ tyajet
Translation
"Desire, anger and greed — these are the three gates of hell, destroyers of the self. Therefore one should give up all three."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. yasmin trividhe sarvaḥ āsurīsaṃpadbhedaḥ anantaḥ api antarbhavati (at the end of 16.20) — the endless varieties of the demonic are contained in these three; yat dvāraṃ praviśann eva naśyati ātmā — the gate on entering which the self is no longer fit for any of life's goals.
Ramanujacharya. asya asurasvabhāvarūpasya narakasya — the demonic nature itself is hell; dūrataḥ parityajet.
Shridhara Swami. sakaladoṣamūlabhūtaṃ doṣatrayaṃ sarvathā varjanīyam — these three faults are the root of all faults and must be given up completely.
Madhusudana Saraswati. A practical question: nanv āsurī saṃpad anantabhedavatī kathaṃ puruṣāyuṣeṇāpi parihartuṃ śakyeta — the demonic wealth has endless varieties; how can it be given up in a single lifetime? Answer: etattrayatyāgenaiva sarvāpy āsurīsaṃpat tyaktā bhavati — by giving up these three alone, all of it is given up.
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