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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.3

तयो: समभवल्लोभो निकृतिश्च महामते । ताभ्यां क्रोधश्च हिंसा च यद्दुरुक्ति: स्वसा कलि: ॥ ३ ॥
tayoḥ samabhaval lobho
[tayoh samabhaval lobho]
nikṛtiś ca mahā-mate
[nikritish cha mahaa-mate]
tābhyāṁ krodhaś ca hiṁsā ca
[taabhyaam krodhash cha himsaa cha]
yad duruktiḥ svasā kaliḥ
[yad duruktih svasaa kalih]
Word-for-word
tayoḥ — those two samabhavat — were born lobhaḥ — Greed nikṛtiḥ — Cunning ca — and mahā-mate — O great soul tābhyām — from both of them krodhaḥ — Anger ca — and hiṁsā — Envy ca — and yat — from both of whom duruktiḥ — Harsh Speech svasā — sister kaliḥ — Kali.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tayoḥ samabhaval lobho
tayoḥ
those two
samabhavat
were born
lobhaḥ
Greed
nikṛtiś ca mahā-mate
nikṛtiḥ
Cunning
ca
and
mahā-mate
O great soul
tābhyāṁ krodhaś ca hiṁsā ca
tābhyām
from both of them
krodhaḥ
Anger
ca
and
hiṁsā
Envy
ca
and
yad duruktiḥ svasā kaliḥ
yat
from both of whom
duruktiḥ
Harsh Speech
svasā
sister
kaliḥ
Kali.
Maitreya told Vidura: O great soul, from Dambha and Māyā were born Greed and Nikṛti, or Cunning. From their combination came children named Krodha [Anger] and Hiṁsā [Envy], and from their combination were born Kali and his sister Durukti (Harsh Speech).
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O great soul! From Cheating and Illusion were born Greed and Deceit. From their combination came children named Anger and Violence, and from their combination were born Quarrel and his sister Profanity. Nikṛtiḥ means deceit. From Anger and Violence came Quarrel and Profantiy.
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Personal Guidance
From Bluffing and Cheating came Greed and Cunning; their children Anger and Envy then produced Kali and Harsh Speech. Inner vices have a known lineage; if you can name the parent, you can interrupt the line.
Reflection Questions
  • Which of my recurring outbursts is actually a grandchild of an older greed or cunning I haven't named?
  • Where could I cut a line of inheritance by addressing the parent vice instead of the symptom?
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