Shloka 31
Arjuna’s request to Krishna and the opening of the Kāśyapa–Brāhmaṇa mokṣa discourse (Āśvamedhika-parva 16)
अशुभा गतय: प्राप्ता: कष्टा मे पापसेवनात् । काममन्युपरीतेन तृष्णया मोहितेन च
aśubhā gatayaḥ prāptāḥ kaṣṭā me pāpasevanāt | kāmāmanyuparītena tṛṣṇayā mohitena ca ||
காமமும் கோபமும் ஆட்கொண்டவனாய், ஆசையால் மயங்கியவனாய், நான் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் பாவத்தில் ஈடுபட்டேன்; அந்தப் பாவச்செயலின் பயனாகவே கடுந்துயர் தரும் அசுபக் கதிகளை அனுபவித்தேன்.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked desire (kāma), anger (manyu), and craving (tṛṣṇā) cloud judgment and lead to repeated wrongdoing; such actions inevitably mature into painful consequences (kaṣṭā gati) for the doer. The verse urges self-restraint and ethical vigilance as the basis of dharma.
A Siddha speaks in a confessional tone, recounting personal moral failure—being driven by desire and anger, deluded by craving—and acknowledging that these choices led to suffering in “inauspicious destinies.” The statement functions as a cautionary exemplum within the chapter’s moral discourse.