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Bhagavad-gītā 16.21
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 21
- त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः ।
- कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ॥२१॥
- tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ
- dvāraṁ nāśanam ātmanaḥ
- kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas
- tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet
triof three kinds-vidhamof three kinds — of three kinds; narakasyaof hell — of hell; idamthis — this; dvāramgate — gate; nāśanamdestructive — destructive; ātmanaḥof the self — of the self; kāmaḥlust — lust; krodhaḥanger — anger; tathāas well as — as well as; lobhaḥgreed — greed; tasmāttherefore — therefore; etatthese — these; trayamthree — three; tyajetone must give up — one must give up.
There are three gates leading to this hell—lust, anger and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul.
The beginning of demoniac life is described herein. One tries to satisfy his lust, and when he cannot, anger and greed arise. A sane man who does not want to glide down to the species of demoniac life must try to give up these three enemies, which can kill the self to such an extent that there will be no possibility of liberation from this material entanglement.