Shloka 36
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
अथेन्द्रियाणि चाक्रम्य रागक्रोधादिभिर्नरान् ।
योजयन्ति यथा हानिं यान्त्यधर्मादिभिर्द्विज ॥
athendriyāṇi cākramya rāgakrodhādibhir narān | yojayanti yathā hāniṃ yānty adharmādibhir dvija ||
ततः इन्द्रियाण्यभिभूय रागक्रोधादिभिः नरान् नियुञ्जते। येन ते विनाशं यान्त्यधर्मादिदोषेषु, द्विजोत्तम।
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FAQs
Rāga and krodha are highlighted as primary engines of ethical collapse. When they seize the senses, a person rationalizes harmful acts, entering a self-reinforcing cycle of loss and adharma.
Didactic Sarga/Pratisarga: not merely naming entities but describing their function in the moral cosmos—how adharma practically manifests.
Rāga and krodha correspond to rajas-driven agitation; the verse implies that mastery of prāṇa/mind (yoga) prevents these ‘agents’ from commandeering the indriyas.