Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 5
Ṛṣabhadeva’s Indifference to Siddhis, Vigilance Toward the Mind, and the Kali-yuga Rise of Anti-Vedic धर्म
कामो मन्युर्मदो लोभ: शोकमोहभयादय: । कर्मबन्धश्च यन्मूल: स्वीकुर्यात्को नु तद् बुध: ॥ ५ ॥
kāmo manyur mado lobhaḥ śoka-moha-bhayādayaḥ karma-bandhaś ca yan-mūlaḥ svīkuryāt ko nu tad budhaḥ
欲望、怒り、慢心、貪り、悲嘆、迷妄、恐れなどは心を根として起こり、そこから業の束縛が生じる。ゆえに、いかなる賢者が心を信じようか。
The mind is the original cause of material bondage. It is followed by many enemies, such as anger, pride, greed, lamentation, illusion and fear. The best way to control the mind is to engage it always in Kṛṣṇa consciousness ( sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ). Since the followers of the mind bring about material bondage, we should be very careful not to trust the mind.
FAQs
In this verse, Ṛṣabhadeva lists lust, anger, pride, greed (and their offshoots like fear and illusion) as roots of karma-bondage—things a wise person does not accept as beneficial.
He is instructing his sons on renunciation and spiritual intelligence, showing that indulgence in these passions binds the soul to repeated action and reaction (karma) rather than liberation.
Notice when desire turns into compulsion and triggers anger, pride, or fear; deliberately choose restraint, truthful living, and devotional remembrance so actions don’t create new karmic entanglement.