Shloka 136
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
कामाल्लोभात्तथाक्रोधान्नित्यं सत्त्वेषु जायते । संसारबंधकः कामो ह्यकामो न क्वचिद्भवेत्
kāmāllobhāttathākrodhānnityaṃ sattveṣu jāyate | saṃsārabaṃdhakaḥ kāmo hyakāmo na kvacidbhavet
കാമം, ലോഭം, അതുപോലെ ക്രോധം എന്നിവയിൽ നിന്നു ഇത് ജീവികളിൽ നിത്യം ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു. കാമം തന്നെയാണ് സംസാരബന്ധം; ലോകത്തിൽ അകാമത എവിടെയും കാണപ്പെടുന്നില്ല.
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Concept: Kāma—fed by lobha and krodha—functions as the binding rope of saṃsāra; in worldly existence, desire continually reappears.
Application: Track the chain: desire → greed → anger; interrupt it with remembrance of Vāsudeva, regulated vows (vrata), and sattvic habits (truthfulness, moderation, charity).
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: kāmāl = kāmāt; lobhāt; tathākrodhān = tathā + krodhāt; hyakāmo = hi + akāmaḥ; kvacidbhavet = kvacit + bhavet.
FAQs
No. This verse is ethical-philosophical, describing how desire (kāma) arises from greed and anger and how it binds beings to saṃsāra.
Indirectly: it frames kāma as a source of bondage, implying the need to redirect desire away from sense-objects and toward disciplined spiritual life—often expressed in bhakti traditions as transforming desire into devotion for the Divine.
Guard against the chain of kāma–lobha–krodha: desire, greed, and anger reinforce each other and keep one bound to worldly cycles; restraint and inner discipline are implied as remedies.