SHADRIPU OR THE SIX ENEMIES- षड्रिपु

SUBHASHITHANI:210
In the practice of “Sanaatana Dharma”  we experience what is called  Ari shadvarga or Shadripu (Sanskrit: षड्रिपु meaning the six enemies) six enemies of the mind. The six enemies are : kama (lust), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), moha (attachment), Mada (pride), and matsarya (jealousy); the negative characteristics of which prevent man from attaining spiritual upliftment. In this blog we will see some 'subhashithani'  on various  aspects of the ‘shad ripu’.  

Yaksha
कः शत्रुर्दुर्जयः पुंसां
कश्च व्याधिरनन्तकः ।
Which is the invincible enemy?
What constitutes an eternal malady?
Yudhishtira
क्रोधः सुदुर्जयः शत्रुः
लोभो व्याधिरनन्तकः ।
Anger(Krodha) is the invincible enemy
Greed(Lobha) is an incurable disease
Yaksha
को मोहः प्रोच्यते राजन्
कश्च मानः प्रकीर्तितः ।
What is understood by delusion, O king?
What is self-pride?
Yudhishtira
मोहो हि धर्ममूढत्वं
मानस्त्वात्माभिमानिता ।
Not knowing dharma leads to delusion(Moha).
Pride(Maanaa/Darpah) is the arrogance of being someone

को मूर्खः कश्च कामः स्यात्
को मत्सर इति स्मृतः ॥

Who is a fool? What is regarded as desire?
What is said to be jealousy?

कामः संसारहेतुश्च
हृत्तापो मत्सरः स्मृतः ॥
Desire is that which arises from samsara
Grief of the heart is known as jealousy(Maatsaryam)

( Above mentioned slokas are from Yaksha prasna -Maha bharatha )

कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभो देहे तिष्ठन्ति तस्कराः |
ते  मुष्णान्ति  जगत्सर्वं  तस्माज्जाग्रत  जाग्रत ||
kaamah krodhastathaa lobho dehe tiShthanti taskaraah.
te muShNaanti jagatsarvam tasmaajjagrat jaagrat .
Unbridled desire, anger and greed stay like thieves in the body and mind  of all human beings in this world and cloud their entire world (destroy their power of discriminating between  right and wrong…). Therefore,  beware and wake up, wake up from this stupor.

काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भव: ||
महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम् || BG3.37||

kāma eṣha krodha eṣha rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ
mahāśhano mahā-pāpmā viddhyenam iha vairiṇam

The Supreme Lord said: It is lust alone, which is born of contact with the mode of passion, and later transformed into anger. Know this as the sinful, all-devouring enemy in the world.

न जातु कामः कामानामुपभोगेन शम्यति ।

हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव भूय एवाभिवर्धते ॥

Na jatu kamah kamanam  upabhogena shamyati ।

Havisha krushnavartmeva  bhuya  eva abhivardhate ॥  mahabharatha

Lust, wanton or greed will not be conquered by satisfying it. It is like trying to douse a fire by adding ghee to it.

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंस: सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते |
सङ्गात्सञ्जायते काम: कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते ||BG2.62||

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

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोह: सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रम: |
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ||BG2.63||

krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛiti-vibhramaḥ
smṛiti-bhranśhād buddhi-nāśho buddhi-nāśhāt praṇaśhyati

While contemplating on the objects of the senses, one develops attachment to them. Attachment leads to desire, and from desire arises anger.2.62

Anger leads to clouding of judgment, which results in bewilderment of the memory. When the memory is bewildered, the intellect gets destroyed; and when the intellect is destroyed, one is ruined.2.63

 ( Mahatma Gandhiji used to read slokas on  'sthitha pragya lakshna' practically every             day.The above mentioned two slokas are a part of it )

क्रोधमूलो मनस्तापः  क्रोधः संसारबन्धनम्।
धर्मक्षयकरः क्रोधः   तस्मात्क्रोधं परित्यज॥

Anger(Krodha) is the root cause of mental distress. Anger is the reason for bondage with this world. Anger reduces righteousness, hence give up anger.

क्रोध: सुदुर्जय: शत्रु:  लोभो व्याधिरनन्तक:।

सर्वभूतहित: साधु:  असाधुर्निदय: स्मॄत:॥

Anger is said to be the difficult enemy to conquer and greed is said to be the endless disease. A saint is one who seeks welfare of all others and a wicked is one who has no compassion for others.

 लोभमूलानि पापानि  संकटानि तथैव च।

लोभात्प्रवर्तते वैरं  अतिलोभात्विनश्यति॥

Greed(Lobha) is the root cause of all sins and troubles. Greed gives rise to enmity and excess greed leads to disaster.

लोभः सदा विचिन्त्यो लब्धेभ्यः सर्वतो भयं दृष्टम् |
कार्यSकार्यविचारो लोभविमूढस्य नाSस्त्येव ||
lobhah sadaa vichintyo labdhebhyah sarvato bhayam druShTam l
kaaryakaaryanavichaaro lobhavimoodhasya naastyeva ll
Greed in men is always a cause of worry and is questionable, because  if a person is seized by greed ,he loses the power to discriminate between good deeds and bad (prohibited) ones and is subject to fear all around him. Greedy persons do not hesitate even to indulge in crimes with a view of acquiring more wealth, with very disastrous consequences.

अजानन्दाहात्म्यं पततु शलभस्तीव्रदहने  

  स मीनोऽप्यज्ञानाद्वडिशयुतमश्नातु पिशितम्‌।

विजानन्तोऽप्येते वयमिह विपज्जालजटिलान् 

 न मुञ्चामः कामानहह गहनो मोहमहिमा॥ १८॥

ajaanandaahaatmyaM patatu shalabhastiivradahane

sa miino.apyaGYaanaadvaDishayutamashnaatu pishitam.h .

vijaananto.apyete vayamiha vipajjaalajaTilaan

na muJNchaamaH kaamaanahaha gahano mohamahimaa 18

A moth falls in fire not knowing its burning power; the fish gets caught for food in baited hook in ignorance; and here we, despite aware of complex dangers of sensual pleasures, do not renounce them. Oh! how profound is the power of delusion (Moha )! 18

सा श्रीर्या न मदं कुर्यात्स सुखी तृष्णयोज्झितः ।
तन्मित्रं यत्र विश्वासः पुरुषः स जितेंद्रियः ॥
Conquest of ego(madam) is wealth, overcoming lust is happiness, confidence is friendship,self-control is manhood.

न क्रोधो न च मात्सर्यं न लोभो नाशुभा मतिः ।

भवन्ति कृत पुण्यानां भक्तानां पुरुषोत्तमे ॥ १३॥VSN-phala stuti

na krodho na cha maatsaryaM na lobho na ashubhaa matiH |

 bhavanti kRita puNyaanaaM bhaktaanaaM purushhottame ||

Neither anger nor jealousy( Maatsaryam), neither avarice nor unholy thoughts taint the minds of the true devotees of Purusottama, who have to their credit many a virtuous deed.

         इदं च पञ्चचामरं गृहाण दासकल्पितं

         समीरणात्मसम्भव प्रमोदमानचेतसा ।

         रिपून् षडान्तरान् विनाशयाशु दुर्दमान्

         पुनर्भवाख्यकर्दमात् विमुच्य पाहि पाहि माम् ॥

O Hanuman! please deign to accept this hymn composed by your servant

with pleasure. Please destroy the six (internal) enemies that are

hard to be won over by me. Please extricate me from the mire known as

rebirth. Please save me, save me! -९॥Hanumat Pancha chamaram

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH