Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 62
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।
सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते ॥
Say itdhyāyato viṣhayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣhūpajāyate
saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho ’bhijāyate
Translation
When one thinks of objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment, desire is born; from desire, anger arises.
Swami Sivananda
In the case of a person who dwells on objects, there arises attachment to them. From attachment grows hankering, and from hankering springs anger.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
To one who is thinking about sense-objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment arises desire, and from desire arises anger.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
In a person meditating on sense-objects, attachment to them is born in succession; from attachment springs passion; from passion arises wrath.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
When a person dwells on the objects of sense, they create an attraction for them; this attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger.
Shri Purohit Swami
विषयोंका चिन्तन करनेवाले मनुष्यकी उन विषयोंमें आसक्ति पैदा हो जाती है। आसक्तिसे कामना पैदा होती है। कामनासे क्रोध पैदा होता है। क्रोध होनेपर सम्मोह (मूढ़भाव) हो जाता है। सम्मोहसे स्मृति भ्रष्ट हो जाती है। स्मृति भ्रष्ट होनेपर बुद्धिका नाश हो जाता है। बुद्धिका नाश होनेपर मनुष्यका पतन हो जाता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
विषयों का चिन्तन करने वाले पुरुष की उसमें आसक्ति हो जाती है? आसक्ति से इच्छा और इच्छा से क्रोध उत्पन्न होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.
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