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
sa
ṅgāt 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
sm
ṛiti-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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