THE TRIPLE IMPURITIES

SUBHASHITHAM: 035

कम॔णा मनसा वाचा परपीडां करोति यः ।

ततू बीजं जन्म फलति  प्र्भूतं तस्य चाशुभम् ॥

Karmana manasaa vaacha parapeedaam karoti ya: I

Tat bheejam janma phalati prabhutham thasya chaasubham II

One who causes violence to others by thought, word, or deed, the sin caused by  it becomes the seed for the tribulations he has to undergo in the subsequent births.

ईर्षाशा लोभ कोपास्च गर्वो मोह:तथा मद:  I

विषादस्चाष्टम: प्रोक्त: इत्येते मनसो मला:  II

Eersha aasha lobha kopaascha garvo moha: tatha mada: I

Vishadscha ashtama: prokta: ityete manaso malaa:  II

Jealousy, desire, greed , anger, pride, delusion,intoxication, despondency, are the eight aspects of impurities of the mind.

आत्मश्लगा  परनिन्दा पैसुन्यं अनृतं तथा  I

असंबन्द  प्रलपास्च वाचिकं तु मलं स्मृतं  II   

Aatmaslaagaa paranindaa paisunyam anrutam tatha I

Asambanda pralapaascha vaachikam tu smrutam  II

Self-boasting, insulting others, crookedness, falsehood, blabbering with no relevance to  the context are the various aspects of the impurities of speech.

स्तेयं च जीवहिंसा च परस्त्रीगमनं तथा I

कलञ्चभोजनं चैव कायिकं मलमेव हि  II

Stheyam cha jeevahimsaa cha parastrigamanam tatha I

Kalancha bhojanam chaiva kaayikam malameva hi II

Stealing, violence to other living beings , adultery, eating prohibited stuff, are the various aspects of the impurities committed by the body.

How to cleanse the three impurities ? -  Bhagavad gita suggests 

कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि |
योगिन: कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वात्मशुद्धये || 11||

kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair api
yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṁ tyaktvātma-śhuddhaye

BG 5.11: The yogis, abandoning  attachment, perform actions with their body, senses, mind, and intellect, only for the purpose of self-purification.

Sri Krishnaya Thubyam nama:

  

( Due to limitations of the sanskrit typing software some words are mis-spelt ) VNM