त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः | कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ||१६-२१||
trividhaṃ narakasyedaṃ dvāraṃ nāśanamātmanaḥ . kāmaḥ krodhastathā lobhastasmādetattrayaṃ tyajet ||16-21||
- tri-vidham
- of three kinds
- narakasya
- of hell
- idam
- this
- dvāram
- gate
- nāśanam
- destructive
- ātmanaḥ
- of the self
- kāmaḥ
- lust
- krodhaḥ
- anger
- tathā
- as well as
- lobhaḥ
- greed
- tasmāt
- therefore
- etat
- these
- trayam
- three
- tyajet
- 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.