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 ||
پھر وہ حواس کو مغلوب کر کے رغبت، غضب وغیرہ کے ذریعے انسانوں کو جوت دیتے ہیں؛ جس سے وہ ہلاکت کی طرف جاتے ہیں—اَدھرم اور اس سے وابستہ برائیوں میں، اے دْوِجَہ شریشٹھ۔
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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.