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अकुशलानि शश्वत्

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दैवेन ते हतधियो भवतः प्रसंगात्
    सर्वाशुभोपशमनाद्वि मुखेन्द्रिया ये।
कुर्वन्ति कामसुखलेशलवाय दीना
    लोभाभिभूतमनसोऽकुशलानि शश्वत् ॥

daivena te hatadhiyo bhavataH prasangAt
    sarva ashubhopashamanAdvi mukhendriyA ye ।
kurvanti kAmasukha lesha lavAya dInA
    lobhAbhibhUta manaso akushalAni shashvat ॥

Who are weak? Those whose mind gets corrupted easily (perhaps due to influence of fate). Those who lose faith in god (who can set right everything) and go the other way. Those who get greedy even for a small portion of material pleasures. Those who will always do the wrong thing. They are the people who are really weak.

भागवत – जिह्वा

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जिह्वयातिप्रमाथिन्या जनो रसविमोहितः ।
मृत्युमृच्छत्यसद् बुद्धिर्मीनस्तु बडिशैर्यथा ॥

- भागवत

jihvayAtipramAthinyA jano rasavimohitaH ।
mRutyumRucChatyasad buddhirmInastu baDishairyathA ॥

- bhAgavata

The tongue is the reason for many troubles. People get destroyed for the mere reason that it gets attracted towards tasty stuff – just like the fish that take the bait.

- Bhagavata

मुद्रराक्षस – लोभ

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कुले लज्जायां च स्वयशसि च माने च विमुखः
    शरीरं विक्रीय क्षणिकमपि लोभाद्धनवति ।
तदाज्ञां कुर्वाणो हितमहितमित्येतदधुना
    विचारातिक्रांतः किमिति परतंत्रो विमृशति ॥

- मुद्रराक्षस

kule lajjAyAM cha sva yashasi cha mAne cha vimukhaH
    sharIram vikrIya kShaNikamapi lobhAt dhanavati ।
tadAjnAm kurvANo hitam ahitam ityetat adhunA
    vichArAtikrAntaH kimiti paratantro vimRushati ॥

- mudrarAkShasa

A man who does not care for the fame of his family, not bothered about his own long term future, his respect – may end up selling his loyalty to a wealthy person for the sake of the body (transient). He will follow only his instructions. He will lose the ability to think for himself and decide what is good for him and what is not. He is not in control of himself.

- Mudrarakshasa

सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय – काक याचकोयोः मध्ये

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काक आह्वयते काकान् याचको न तु याचकान् ।
काकयाचकयोर्मध्ये वरं काको न याचकः ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय

kAka Ahvayate kAkAn yAchako na tu yAchakAn ।
kAka yAchakayoH madhye varaM kAko na yAchakaH ॥

- subhaShitaratnasamucchaya

When a crow finds food, it calls out for other crows. A beggar does not do the same. He is greedy and wants it all for himself. So, if you compare a crow and a beggar, a crow is better.

- Subhashitaratnasamucchaya

भागवत – काम क्रोध लोभ भय

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असंकल्पाज्जयेत् कामं क्रोधं कामविवर्जनात् ।
अर्थानर्थेक्षया लोभं भयं तत्त्वावमर्शनात् ॥

- भागवत

asankalpAt jayet kAmam krodham kAma vivarjanAt ।
arthAn arthekShayA lobham bhayam tattva avamarshanAt ॥

- bhAgavata

One must get over lust by teaching one self not to feel the need. By giving up lust, one can give up anger. One will give up greed once he realises that wealth is the source of so many miseries. Fear can be let go by proper understanding of philosophy.

- Bhagavata