जनो याति न लोभस्य जित्वा भुक्त्वा दिशो भुवः ॥२०॥
kÄmasyÄntaá¹ hi ká¹£ut-tá¹›á¸bhyÄá¹
krodhasyaitat phalodayÄt
jano yÄti na lobhasya
jitvÄ bhuktvÄ diÅ›o bhuvaḥ
kÄmasya - of the desire for sense gratification or the urgent needs of the body; antam - end; hi - indeed; ká¹£ut-tá¹›á¸bhyÄm - by one who is very hungry or thirsty; krodhasya - of anger; etat - this; phala-udayÄt - by venting chastisement and its reaction; janaḥ - a person; yÄti - crosses over; na - not; lobhasya - greed; jitvÄ - conquering; bhuktvÄ - enjoying; diÅ›aḥ - all directions; bhuvaḥ - of the globe.
The strong bodily desires and needs of a person disturbed by hunger and thirst are certainly satisfied when he eats. Similarly, if one becomes very angry, that anger is satisfied by chastisement and its reaction. But as for greed, even if a greedy person has conquered all the directions of the world or has enjoyed everything in the world, still he will not be satisfied.
In Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (3.37) it is stated that lust, anger and greed are the causes of the conditioned soul’s bondage in this material world. KÄma eá¹£a krodha eá¹£a rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ. When strong lusty desires for sense gratification are unfulfilled, one becomes angry. This anger can be satisfied when one chastises his enemy, but when there is an increase in lobha, or greed, which is the greatest enemy caused by rajo-guṇa, the mode of passion, how can one advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
If one is very greedy to enhance his Kṛṣṇa consciousness, this is a great boon. Tatra laulyam ekalaṠmūlam. This is the best path available.
