February22 – Bhagavadgita Chapter 2; Verses 2.62-2.63 (Day 53) Sankhya Yoga

 February 22 – Day 53

Verse 2.62-2.63

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते ।

सङ्गात्सञ्जायते कामः कामात्क्रोधो ऽभिजायते ॥ २-६२॥ 

dhyāyato viṣhayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣhūpajāyate
saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho ’bhijāyate (2.62) 

த்⁴யாயதோ¹ விஷயான்பு¹ம்ஸ: ஸங்க³ஸ்தே¹ஷூப¹ஜாயதே¹ |
ஸங்கா³த்¹ஸந்ஜாயதே கா¹ம: கா¹மாத்¹க்¹ரோதோ^‌4பி⁴ஜாயதே¹ ||62|| 

62. When a man thinks of the objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment desire is born; from desire anger arises. 

Commentary: When a man thinks of the beauty and the pleasant and alluring features of the sense-objects he becomes attached to them.  He then regards them as something worthy of acquisition and possession and hankers after them.  He develops a strong desire to possess them. Then he endeavors his level best to obtain them.  When his desire is frustrated by some cause or other, anger arises in his mind.  If anybody puts any obstruction in his way of obtaining the objects he hates him, fights with him and develops hostility towards him. (Cf. 2:64) 

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः ।

स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥ २-६३॥ 

krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛiti-vibhramaḥ
smṛiti-bhramśhād buddhi-nāśho buddhi-nāśhāt praṇaśhyati (2.63) 

க்¹ரோதா⁴த்¹ப⁴வதி¹ ஸம்மோஹ: ஸம்மோஹாத்¹ஸ்ம்ருதி¹விப்⁴ரம: |
ஸ்ம்ருதி¹ப்⁴ரம்ஶாத்¹பு³த்³தி⁴னாஶோ பு³த்³தி⁴நாஶாத்¹ப்¹ரணஶ்யதி¹ ||63|| 

63. From anger comes delusion; from delusion the loss of memory; from loss of memory the destruction of discrimination; from the destruction of discrimination, he perishes. 

Commentary: From anger arises delusion.  When a man becomes angry he loses his power of discrimination between right and wrong.  He will speak and do anything he likes.  He will be swept away by the impulse of passion and emotion and will act irrationally. 

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