Shloka 31
Arjuna’s request to Krishna and the opening of the Kāśyapa–Brāhmaṇa mokṣa discourse (Āśvamedhika-parva 16)
अशुभा गतय: प्राप्ता: कष्टा मे पापसेवनात् । काममन्युपरीतेन तृष्णया मोहितेन च,मैंने काम-क्रोधसे युक्त और तृष्णासे मोहित होकर अनेक बार पाप किये हैं और उनके सेवनके फलस्वरूप घोर कष्ट देनेवाली अशुभ गतियोंको भोगा है
aśubhā gatayaḥ prāptāḥ kaṣṭā me pāpasevanāt | kāmāmanyuparītena tṛṣṇayā mohitena ca ||
“Through indulgence in sin I have fallen into inauspicious destinies, grievous to endure. Overpowered by desire and anger, and deluded by craving, I committed evil again and again—and I have reaped its bitter, painful results.”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked desire (kāma), anger (manyu), and craving (tṛṣṇā) cloud judgment and lead to repeated wrongdoing; such actions inevitably mature into painful consequences (kaṣṭā gati) for the doer. The verse urges self-restraint and ethical vigilance as the basis of dharma.
A Siddha speaks in a confessional tone, recounting personal moral failure—being driven by desire and anger, deluded by craving—and acknowledging that these choices led to suffering in “inauspicious destinies.” The statement functions as a cautionary exemplum within the chapter’s moral discourse.