त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः ।
कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ॥ २१ ॥
कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ॥ २१ ॥
trividhaṃ narakasyedaṃ dvāraṃ nāśanamātmanaḥ .
kāmaḥ krodhastathā lobhastasmādetattrayaṃ tyajet .. 21 ..
Triple is this, the gate to hell, destructive of the self : LUST, WRATH, and GREED. Therefore, these three, one should abandon.
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The gate to hell : the gate leading to hell (naraka). By merely entering at the gate, the self is ruined, i. e., is fit for no human end whatever. Since this gate is ruinous to the self, let every one abandon these three : lust, wrath and greed.