Devanagari
असङ्कल्पाज्जयेत्कामं क्रोधं कामविवर्जनात् ।
अर्थानर्थेक्षया लोभं भयं तत्त्वावमर्शनात् ॥ २२ ॥
Verse text
asaṅkalpāj jayet kāmaṁ
krodhaṁ kāma-vivarjanāt
arthānarthekṣayā lobhaṁ
bhayaṁ tattvāvamarśanāt
Synonyms
asaṅkalpāt
—
by determination
;
jayet
—
one should conquer
;
kāmam
—
lusty desire
;
krodham
—
anger
;
kāma
—
vivarjanāt — by giving up the objective of sense desire
;
artha
—
accumulation of wealth
;
anartha
—
a cause of trouble
;
īkṣayā
—
by considering
;
lobham
—
greed
;
bhayam
—
fear
;
tattva
—
the truth
;
avamarśanāt
—
by considering .
Translation
By making plans with determination, one should give up lusty desires for sense gratification. Similarly, by giving up envy one should conquer anger, by discussing the disadvantages of accumulating wealth one should give up greed, and by discussing the truth one should give up fear.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
One conquers lust by negative determination. One conquers anger by giving up the desire for violence. One gives up greed by seeing the uselessness of objects of greed. One gives up fear by considering that all suffering is caused by karma.
How can one overcome these obstacles? One should conquer lust by the decision not to enjoy women even through remembering them since that also gives rise to lust. One should have a negative determination, such as “Today I will not enjoy.” With that decision, one conquers lust by fasting, by hunger and thirst. By giving up the desire for violence one conquers anger. By the practice of seeing the uselessness of objects of greed one conquers greed. By considering that one is simply receiving the results of karma, one sees that there is no other cause of fear, and thus one gives up fear.
Purport
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has suggested how one can conquer lusty desires for sense gratification. One cannot give up thinking of women, for thinking in this way is natural; even while walking on the street, one will see so many women. However, if one is determined not to live with a woman, even while seeing a woman he will not become lusty. If one is determined not to have sex, he can automatically conquer lusty desires. The example given in this regard is that even if one is hungry, if on a particular day he is determined to observe fasting, he can naturally conquer the disturbances of hunger and thirst. If one is determined not to be envious of anyone, he can naturally conquer anger. Similarly, one can give up the desire to accumulate wealth simply by considering how difficult it is to protect the money in one’s possession. If one keeps a large amount of cash with him, he is always anxious about keeping it properly. Thus if one discusses the disadvantages of accumulating wealth, he can naturally give up business without difficulty.