Shloka 37
Karma-Saṃnyāsa–Karma-Yoga Saṃvāda
Renunciation and the Discipline of Action
श्रीभगवानुवाच काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्धव: । महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्धयेनमिह वैरिणम्,श्रीभगवान् बोले--रजोगुणसे उत्पन्न हुआ यह काम ही क्रोध है, यह बहुत खानेवाला अर्थात् भोगोंसे कभी न अघानेवाला और बड़ा पापी है,* इसको ही तू इस विषयमें वैरी जान
śrībhagavān uvāca: kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajoguṇa-samudbhavaḥ | mahāśano mahāpāpmā viddhy enam iha vairiṇam ||
Sang Bhagavān bersabda: Inilah nafsu (kāma); inilah amarah—lahir dari sifat rajas (gairah). Ia tak pernah kenyang, selalu lapar akan kenikmatan, dan sangat berdosa. Ketahuilah, inilah musuh dalam perkara ini.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire (kāma), when driven by rajas, becomes anger (krodha) upon obstruction; it is insatiable and morally corrosive. Therefore it should be recognized as the primary inner enemy that undermines discernment and dharmic action.
In the Gītā dialogue on the battlefield, Kṛṣṇa answers Arjuna’s inquiry about what impels a person toward wrongdoing. He identifies the culprit as desire/anger born of rajas, framing it as an internal adversary to be confronted through discipline and understanding.