KRODHAH- क्रोधः- ANGER –THE ENEMY WITH IN

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 In Hindu theology, Arishadvarga or the six passions of mind are :1. kama: Desire (lust),2.  krodha (anger),3.  lobha (greed),4. moha (attachment),5. mada or ahankar (pride) and 6. matsarya (jealousy);  Which are considered as eternal internal enemies. (Nithya Vairis )

क्रोधो मूलमनर्थानां  क्रोधः संसारबन्धनम्।

धर्मक्षयकरः क्रोधः तस्मात् क्रोधं विवर्जयेत्॥

Anger is the root cause of all misfortunes. Anger is the reason for bondage with this world. Anger reduces righteousness, hence anger must be overcome.

In the Bhagavad Gita we have some of the greatest slokas, describing the “Sthitha pragya lakshana” . Mahathma Gandhiji mentions that he used to read them every day. Two of the slokas which  refer to Kama and krodha ,  are given below:

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंस: सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते |

सङ्गात्सञ्जायते काम: कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते || 62||

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोह: सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रम: |
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति || 63||

dhyāyato viṣhayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣhūpajāyate

saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho ’bhijāyate BGCH2-SL62

krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛiti-vibhramaḥ

smṛiti-bhranśhād buddhi-nāśho buddhi-nāśhāt praṇaśhyati BGCH2-SL63

BG 2.62: Man musing on the sense objects , develops attachment to them. Attachment leads to desire, and from desire arises anger.

BG 2.63: Anger leads to delusion, which results in confused  memory. From confused memory , the intellect gets destroyed; and when the intellect is destroyed, one is ruined.

क्रोधो वैवस्वतो राजा तॄष्णा वैतरणी नदी |

विद्या कामदुघा धेनु: सन्तोषो नन्दनं वनम् ||   ~ शुक्रनीति

Anger is the king of Death (Yama ), Greed ( Desire ) is the river Vaitharani in hell. However, to counter them Knowledge is like Kamadhenu which fulfills all wishes , and Contentment is the garden of paradise.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH