SB 11.21.20 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.21.20

कलेर्दुर्विषह: क्रोधस्तमस्तमनुवर्तते । तमसा ग्रस्यते पुंसश्चेतना व्यापिनी द्रुतम् ॥ २० ॥

kaler durviṣahaḥ krodhas

[kaler durvishahah krodhas]

tamas tam anuvartate

[tamas tam anuvartate]

tamasā grasyate puṁsaś

[tamasaa grasyate pumsash]

cetanā vyāpinī drutam

[chetanaa vyaapinee drutam]

Word-for-word

kaleḥ — from quarrel durviṣahaḥ — intolerable krodhaḥ — anger tamaḥ — ignorance tam — that anger anuvartate — follows tamasā — by ignorance grasyate — is seized puṁsaḥ — of a man cetanā — the consciousness vyāpinī — broad drutam — swiftly.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

kaler durviṣahaḥ krodhas

kaleḥ

from quarrel

durviṣahaḥ

intolerable

krodhaḥ

anger

tamas tam anuvartate

tamaḥ

ignorance

tam

that anger

anuvartate

follows

tamasā grasyate puṁsaś

tamasā

by ignorance

grasyate

is seized

puṁsaḥ

of a man

cetanā vyāpinī drutam

cetanā

the consciousness

vyāpinī

broad

drutam

swiftly.

From quarrel arises intolerable anger, followed by the darkness of ignorance. This ignorance quickly overtakes a man’s broad intelligence.

Purport

The desire for material association arises from one’s propensity to deny that everything is God’s energy. Falsely imagining material sense objects to be separate from the Supreme Lord, one desires to enjoy them; such desire gives rise to conflict and quarrel in human society. This conflict inevitably gives rise to great anger, which makes human beings become foolish and destructive. Thus the actual goal of human life is quickly forgotten.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

From quarrel arises intolerable anger, followed by illusion. By this illusion, remembrance of what to do and not to do is quickly destroyed. Following anger is illusion (tamaḥ). By that, memory (cetanā) of what to do and what not to do is quickly destroyed.

Personal Guidance

Quarrel produces intolerable anger, anger produces ignorance, and ignorance overtakes intelligence. The descent is rapid once started.

Reflection Questions

When was I last in 'intolerable anger', and what came next?
What practice catches anger before it darkens intelligence?

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