Sārathi

Concepts

अहङ्कार ahaṅkāra

Ego, I-making. Appears in 12 verses.

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काम kāmaशान्ति śāntiप्रकृति prakṛtiकर्म karmaआत्मन् ātmanबुद्धि buddhi

Verses

  1. 2.71विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।vihāya kāmān yaḥ sarvān pumānśh charati niḥspṛihaḥThat person attains peace who, abandoning all desires, moves about without longing, without the sense of ownership, and without egoism.
  2. 3.27प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः।prakṛiteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśhaḥAll actions are wrought in all cases by the qualities of Nature alone. He whose mind is deluded by egoism thinks, "I am the doer."
  3. 7.4भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च।bhūmir-āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva chaEarth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and egoism—thus is My Nature divided eightfold.
  4. 12.13अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च।adveṣhṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva chaHe who hates no creature, is friendly and compassionate to all, is free from attachment and egoism, is balanced in pleasure and pain, and is forgiving.
  5. 13.6महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च।mahā-bhūtāny ahankāro buddhir avyaktam eva chaThe great elements, egoism, intellect, and also the Unmanifested Nature, the ten senses, and one mind, and the five objects of the senses.
  6. 13.9इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।indriyārtheṣhu vairāgyam anahankāra eva chaIndifference to the objects of the senses and also absence of egoism; perceiving the evil in birth, death, old age, sickness, and pain.
  7. 16.18अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ cha sanśhritāḥGiven over to egoism, power, haughtiness, lust, and anger, these malicious people hate Me in their own bodies and in the bodies of others.
  8. 17.5अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।aśhāstra-vihitaṁ ghoraṁ tapyante ye tapo janāḥThose men who practice terrific austerities not prescribed by the scriptures, given to hypocrisy and egoism, driven by the force of lust and attachment.
  9. 18.24यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankāreṇa vā punaḥBut that action which is done by one longing for the fulfillment of desires or gain with egotism or with much effort is declared to be Rajasic (passionate).
  10. 18.53अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ parigrahamHaving abandoned egoism, strength, arrogance, desire, anger, and covetousness, and being free from the notion of 'mine' and peaceful, he is fit for becoming Brahman.
  11. 18.58मच्चित्तः सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि।mach-chittaḥ sarva-durgāṇi mat-prasādāt tariṣhyasiFixing your mind on Me, you shall, by My grace, overcome all obstacles; but if you will not hear Me due to egoism, you shall perish.
  12. 18.59यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।yad ahankāram āśhritya na yotsya iti manyaseIf, filled with egoism, thou thinkest, "I will not fight," then thy resolve is vain; nature will compel thee.