Text 21] =‘ Instructions for Civilized Human Beings 217

kdmasyantam hi ksut-trdbhyam
krodhasyaitat phalodayat
Jano yati na lobhasya
jitva bhuktva diso bhuvah

kamasya—of the desire for sense gratification or the urgent needs of
the body; antam—end; hi—indeed; ksut-trdbhyam—by one who is very
hungry or thirsty; krodhasya—of anger; etat—this; phala-udayat—by
venting chastisement and its reaction; janah—a person; ydti—crosses
over; na—not; lobhasya—greed; jitva—conquering; bhuktva—enjoy-
ing; disah—all directions; bhuvah—of the globe.

TRANSLATION
The strong bodily desires and needs of a person disturbed by

hunger and thirst are certainly satisfied when he eats. Similarly, if
one becomes very angry, that anger is satisfied by chastisement and
its reaction. But as for greed, even if a greedy person has con-
quered all the directions of the world or has enjoyed everything in
the world, still he will not be satisfied.

PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gita (3.37) it is stated that lust, anger and greed are the

causes of the conditioned soul’s bondage in this material world. Kama
esa krodha esa rajo-guna-samudbhavah. When strong lusty desires for
sense gratification are unfulfilled, one becomes angry. This anger can be
satisfied when one chastises his enemy, but when there is an increase in
lobha, or greed, which is the greatest enemy caused by rajo-guna, the
mode of passion, how can one advance in Krsna consciousness?

If one is very greedy to enhance his Krsna consciousness, this is a

great boon. Tatra laulyam ekalarm milam. This is the best path availa-
ble.
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