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The Eternal Self and Selfless Action
क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः। स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति
krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛiti-vibhramaḥ smṛiti-bhranśhād buddhi-nāśho buddhi-nāśhāt praṇaśhyati
Anger induces delusion; delusion leads to loss of memory; loss of memory results in the shattering of reason; and the destruction of reason leads to destruction.
krodhāt—from anger · bhavati—comes · sammohaḥ—clouding of judgement · sammohāt—from clouding of judgement · smṛiti—memory · vibhramaḥ—bewilderment · smṛiti-bhranśhāt—from bewilderment of memory · buddhi-nāśhaḥ—destruction of intellect · buddhi-nāśhāt—from destruction of intellect · praṇaśhyati—one is ruined
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