Original Sanskrit

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः । कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ॥ १६-२१॥

Transliteration

trividhaṃ narakasyedaṃ dvāraṃ nāśanamātmanaḥ kāmaḥ krodhastathā lobhastasmādetattrayaṃ tyajet 16-21

English Translation

These three are the gates of hell, destructive of the Self — lust, anger and greed; therefore, one should abandon these three.

Word-by-Word Meaning

trividhaṃ = of three kinds; narakasya = of hell; idaṃ = this; dvāraṃ = gate; nāśanaṃ = destructive; ātmanaḥ = of the self; kāmaḥ = lust; krodhaḥ = anger; tathā = as well as; lobhaḥ = greed; tasmāt = therefore; etat = these; trayaṃ = three; tyajet = one must give up.;

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Summary

The Yoga of the Division between the Divine and Demoniac Natures

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