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Anger

8 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on anger. Explore teachings across 4 chapters.

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Chapter 2 • Verse 63 →The Yoga of Knowledge
Krodhad bhavati sammohah sammohat smriti-vibhramah, smriti-bhramshad buddhi-nasho buddhi-nashat pranashyati

From anger comes delusion; from delusion, confused memory; from confused memory, the ruin of reason; from the ruin of reason, one perishes.

  • •Anger destroys discrimination
  • •The downward spiral of negative emotions
  • •Protect your mental clarity
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Chapter 3 • Verse 37 →The Yoga of Action
Shri bhagavan uvaca: Kama esha krodha esha rajo-guna-samudbhavah, mahasano maha-papma viddhy enam iha vairinam

The Supreme Lord said: It is lust and anger, born of the mode of passion, that compel one to sin. They are the all-devouring, sinful enemies in this world.

  • •Lust and anger are the primary enemies
  • •They arise from passion and agitation
  • •Recognize them as obstacles to growth
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Chapter 5 • Verse 23 →The Yoga of Renunciation
Shaknothaiva yah sodhum prak sharira-vimokshanat, kama-krodhodbhavam vegam sa yuktah sa sukhi narah

One who is able to withstand the impulse of desire and anger even before giving up the body — that person is a yogi and is happy. The capacity to endure these powerful inner forces without being swept away is the very definition of yogic mastery.

  • •Withstanding desire and anger before death is the mark of the yogi
  • •Inner discipline is more significant than outer renunciation
  • •True happiness comes from mastering inner impulses
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Chapter 16 • Verse 12 →The Yoga of the Divine and Demoniac Natures
Asha-pasha-shatair baddhah kama-krodha-parayanah, ihante kama-bhogartham anyayenArtha-sancayan

Bound by hundreds of desires and expectations, obsessed with lust and anger, they seek to accumulate wealth by unjust means for the gratification of their desires. This verse describes the entanglement of the demoniac in an ever-expanding web of desires, anger, and the relentless pursuit of wealth through unethical means.

  • •Hundreds of expectations and desires bind the demoniac in a web of continuous craving
  • •Kama and krodha — lust and anger — are the twin engines of demoniac motivation
  • •Unjust accumulation of wealth is the natural consequence of sense-centered living
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Chapter 16 • Verse 18 →The Yoga of the Divine and Demoniac Natures
Ahankaram balam darpam kamam krodham ca samshritah, mam atma-para-dehashu pradvisanto 'bhyasuyakah

Bewildered by false ego, strength, pride, lust, and anger, the demoniac become envious of the Supreme Lord, who is situated in their own bodies and in the bodies of others, and blaspheme the true religion. The demoniac's hatred of God is ultimately a hatred of the divine presence within themselves and within all beings.

  • •False ego, strength, pride, lust, and anger are the five pillars of the demoniac character
  • •Envy of the Supreme Lord — present within all beings — is the ultimate demoniac offense
  • •Blaspheming true religion flows from the demoniac's envy and false pride
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