Sri Bhagavan said" It is desire
begotten of the element of Rajas, which appears as wrath; nay, it is insatiable
and grossly wicked. Know this to be the enemy in this case. …… (37)
As fire is covered by smoke, mirror by
dust and embryo by the amnion, so is knowledge covered by desire. …………….. (38)
And, Arjun, knowledge stands covered by
this eternal enemy of the wise, known as desire, which is insatiable like fire.
……… (39)
The senses, the mind and the intellect
are declared to be its seat; covering the knowledge through these, it (desire)
deludes the embodied soul. ….. (40)
Therefore, Arjun, you must first control
your senses, and then kill this evil thing which obstructs Jnana (knowledge of
the Absolute of Nirguna Brahma) and Vijnana (knowledge of sakara Brahma or
manifest Divinity). …………. (41)
The senses are said to be greater than
the body; but greater than the senses is the mind. Greater than the mind is the
intellect; and what is greater than the intellect is He, the Self. ……………… (42)
Thus, Arjun, knowing the Self which is
higher than the intellect and subduing the mind by reason, kill this enemy in
the form of desire that is hard to overcome. …………. (43)
Thus, in the Upanishad sung by the Lord
the Science of Brahma, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna
and Arjun, ends the third chapter entitled "Karma-yoga, or the Yoga of
Action."
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