Shloka 11

Dharma-sāra: Dāna-mahātmyam, Karma-vāda, and the Conquest of Grief and Greed

Devanagari script

लोभात्क्रोधः प्रभवति लोभाद्द्रोहः प्रवर्तते / लोभान्मोहश्च माया च मानो मत्सर एव च

Transliteration

lobhātkrodhaḥ prabhavati lobhāddrohaḥ pravartate / lobhānmohaśca māyā ca māno matsara eva ca

Translation

Da cobiça nasce a ira; da cobiça põe-se em ação a maldade. Da cobiça também vêm a ilusão e o engano, bem como o orgulho e a inveja.

Word by Word

• लोभात्: from greed
• लोभात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• क्रोधः: anger
• क्रोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रभवति: arises
• प्रभवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग ‘प्र’

• लोभात्: from greed
• लोभात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• द्रोहः: malice/treachery
• द्रोहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रवर्तते: proceeds/comes into action
• प्रवर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग ‘प्र’

• लोभात्: from greed
• लोभात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• मोहः: delusion
• मोहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• माया: deceit/illusion
• माया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• मानः: pride
• मानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मत्सरः: envy
• मत्सरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Greed generates a chain of destructive mental states: krodha, droha, moha, maya, mana, matsara.

Vedantic Theme: Antahkarana-shuddhi: purification of mind by uprooting root-kleshas; bondage through rajas/tamas-driven vrittis.

Application: Track greed triggers; practice dana, gratitude, and mindful restraint; interrupt the chain early before it becomes anger and harm.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: vice genealogies and warnings against lobha as a root sin (general internal parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of greed (lobha) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats lobha as a root vice: once greed is allowed, it generates a chain of other faults—anger, malice, delusion, deceit, pride, and envy—thereby worsening karma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana context?

By identifying greed as the seed of multiple sins, it implies how a person accumulates heavier negative karma that later shapes post-death consequences described in Garuda Purana narratives.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat greed as an early warning sign: reduce excessive acquisition, practice contentment and charity, and check anger and envy quickly—cutting the chain before it expands into harmful actions.