GREED- LOBHA (THE THIRD INNER ENEMY)

SUBHASHITHAM : 056

कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभो देहे तिष्ठन्ति तस्कराः |

ते  मुष्णान्ति  जगत्सर्वं  तस्माज्जाग्रत  जाग्रत ||

 Kaama krodhastathaa lobho dehe tishthanti taskaraah.

te mushnaanti jagatsarvam tasmaajjagrata jaagrata .

Unbridled Lust, anger and greed stay like thieves in the body and mind of all human beings in this world and destroy their power of discriminating between right and wrong. Therefore, beware and wake up, wake up from this stupor.  

Sri Krishna mentions in Bhagavad Gita:

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मन: |

काम: क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् || 21||

tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśhanam ātmanaḥ

kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet

BG 16.21: There are three gates leading to the hell of self-destruction for the soul—lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, all should abandon these three.
 दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोध: पारुष्यमेव च |

अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम् || 4||

dambho darpo ’bhimānaśh cha krodhaḥ pāruṣhyam eva cha

ajñānaṁ chābhijātasya pārtha sampadam āsurīm

BG 16.4: O Partha, the qualities of those who possess a demoniac nature are hypocrisy, arrogance, conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance.

अति दानात् बलिर्बद्धः अभिमानात्* सुयोधनः |

विनष्टो रावणो लौल्यात् अतिः सर्वत्र वर्जयेत् || * Pata bheda- (अति लोभात् )

Ati daanat balirbaddhah abhimaanaat suyodhanah.

Vinashto raavano laulyaat atih sarvatra varjayet.

Excessive generosity lead to the capture of Bali.

Excessive pride lead to the downfall of Suyodhana.

Excessive infatuation led to the destruction of Ravana.

Thus, excess should be avoided in every aspect.

लोभं मूलानि पापानि संकटानि तथैव  च  |

लोभात्प्रवर्तते  वैरं  अतिलोभात्विनश्यती  ||

Lobha moolaani paapaani sankatsaani tathaiva cha.

Lobhaatpravartate vairam atilobhaatvinashyati.

Greed  is the root cause of all types of evils and crimes as also dangers. Greed is also  the  seed of enmity between  persons and excessive greed results in total destruction.

कामः क्रोधश्च लोभश्च मानो हर्षो मदस्तथा |

एते हि षड्विजेतव्या नित्यं स्वं देहमाश्रिता  ||

Kaamah krodhashch lobhashch maano harsho madastathaa.

ete hi shadvijetavyaa nityam svam dehamaashritaa.

Lust, anger, greed, pride, happiness and arrogance, all these six emotions, which always occupy the mind and body of a person, must be subdued or controlled assiduously.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBYAM NAMA: