Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, 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
خواہش، لالچ اور اسی طرح غصّے سے یہ ہر دم جانداروں میں پیدا ہوتا ہے۔ خواہش ہی سنسار کا بندھن ہے؛ دنیاوی وجود میں بے خواہشی کہیں نہیں ملتی۔
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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.