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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.22

అసఙ్కల్పాజ్జయేత్కామం క్రోధం కామవివర్జనాత్ । అర్థానర్థేక్షయా లోభం భయం తత్త్వావమర్శనాత్ ॥ ౨౨ ॥
asaṅkalpāj jayet kāmaṁ
[asankalpaaj jayet kaamam]
krodhaṁ kāma-vivarjanāt
[krodham kaama-vivarjanaat]
arthānarthekṣayā lobhaṁ
[arthaanarthekshayaa lobham]
bhayaṁ tattvāvamarśanāt
[bhayam tattvaavamarshanaat]
asaṅkalpāt — by determination jayet — one should conquer kāmam — lusty desire krodham — anger kāma-vivarjanāt — by giving up the objective of sense desire artha — accumulation of wealth anartha — a cause of trouble īkṣayā — by considering lobham — greed bhayam — fear tattva — the truth avamarśanāt — by considering.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
asaṅkalpāj jayet kāmaṁ
asaṅkalpāt
by determination
jayet
one should conquer
kāmam
lusty desire
krodhaṁ kāma-vivarjanāt
krodham
anger
kāma-vivarjanāt
by giving up the objective of sense desire
artha
accumulation of wealth
anartha
a cause of trouble
īkṣayā
by considering
arthānarthekṣayā lobhaṁ
lobham
greed
bhayaṁ tattvāvamarśanāt
bhayam
fear
tattva
the truth
avamarśanāt
by considering.
By making plans with determination, one should give up lusty desires for sense gratification. Similarly, by giving up envy one should conquer anger, by discussing the disadvantages of accumulating wealth one should give up greed, and by discussing the truth one should give up fear.

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has suggested how one can conquer lusty desires for sense gratification. One cannot give up thinking of women, for thinking in this way is natural; even while walking on the street, one will see so many women. However, if one is determined not to live with a woman, even while seeing a woman he will not become lusty. If one is determined not to have sex, he can automatically conquer lusty desires. The example given in this regard is that even if one is hungry, if on a particular day he is determined to observe fasting, he can naturally conquer the disturbances of hunger and thirst. If one is determined not to be envious of anyone, he can naturally conquer anger. Similarly, one can give up the desire to accumulate wealth simply by considering how difficult it is to protect the money in one’s possession. If one keeps a large amount of cash with him, he is always anxious about keeping it properly. Thus if one discusses the disadvantages of accumulating wealth, he can naturally give up business without difficulty.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
One conquers lust by negative determination. One conquers anger by giving up the desire for violence. One gives up greed by seeing the uselessness of objects of greed. One gives up fear by considering that all suffering is caused by karma. How can one overcome these obstacles? One should conquer lust by the decision not to enjoy women even through remembering them since that also gives rise to lust. One should have a negative determination, such as “Today I will not enjoy.” With that decision, one conquers lust by fasting, by hunger and thirst. By giving up the desire for violence one conquers anger. By the practice of seeing the uselessness of objects of greed one conquers greed. By considering that one is simply receiving the results of karma, one sees that there is no other cause of fear, and thus one gives up fear.
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