HOW ANGER DESTROYS A PERSON?
Bhagvad Gita describes the effect of anger on a person's downfall in a particular verse. The verse is as following -
क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः ।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥2.63॥
Bg 2.63 —
From anger,
complete delusion arises, and
from delusion
bewilderment of memory.
When memory is
bewildered, intelligence is destroyed, and
when
intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool.
The verse has four parts and we will try to understand each part separately.
1. FROM ANGER COMPLETE DELUSION ARISES. (क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः)
Anger is directionless: In the last verse it was said that by trying to satisfy oneself by
sense gratification, one actually increases the intensity of lust. Moreover the
senses do not have the capacity to enjoy endlessly. Over a period of time the
fire of lust keeps increasing in vigor and transforms into fire of anger. It is
to be understood that this anger is directionless. There also occurs a thought
to do something destructive. Generally it gets directed towards a person who
works against the person’s will or honor. If the cause of one’s problem is not
found externally then the anger may be directed towards one’s own self.
सम्मोह or delusion means absence of
ability to judge between constructive work and destructive work.
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| Fire of anger |
State of hypnotism covers
the knowledge: The moment a person contemplates on
sense objects a veil starts covering his knowledge. Contemplation leads to
attachment and the veil becomes thicker. Attachment leads to lust which further
envelops the knowledge. Lust develops into anger and the understanding is
further shrouded. From anger delusion occurs and the person becomes hypnotized.
At this stage a person forgets everything about himself. He works completely
under the spell of anger. He is unable to judge what is advantageous and what
is unbeneficial for him. 2. FROM DELUSION BEWILDERMENT OF MEMORY TAKES PLACE (सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः)
Meaning of memory (स्मृति) : Memory means remembering
those events that made strong impression on our minds. When we put hands in the
fire we remember how previously fire had affected us. Previously we had seen an
object or person falling and getting destroyed or wounded. When bewilderment of
memory takes place we completely forget the pains and problems that came with
previous accidents. It creates a dangerous situation for a person as he forgets
the bad consequences and experiences of actions that he previously performed.
Another meaning of memory (स्मृति) : Memory can
be applied to knowledge of scriptures, advice of saints and values that were
imbibed by person. All the ideals that guided the life of a person are
forgotten. The memory of those instructions gets destroyed.
3. WHEN MEMORY IS BEWILDERED, INTELLIGENCE IS DESTROYED. (स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो)
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| Foot in the mouth |
1) Destroyed means dysfunctional- It
means the sharp sword of intelligence through which we discriminate becomes
blunt.
2) Destroyed also means lost or unavailable for use.
4. WHEN INTELLIGENCE IS LOST ONE FALLS DOWN AGAIN (बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति)
The word used in Bg. Gita is ‘प्रणश्यति'.
The word प्रणश्यति has different
meanings.
1. प्रणश्यति
means go away: Person’s sharp
intelligence becomes blunt and thus he is unable to cut the ropes that bind him
to illusion or maya. Person is thus taken away to region of
illusion.
2. प्रणश्यति means going out of sight: Bg
Gita is specially spoken for saintly person like Arjun who continuously see the
presence of God everywhere. It is further said in Bg. Gita that those who see
HIM always, are ‘seen’ by HIM always. This reciprocation of ‘seeing each other’
stops.
3.
प्रणश्यति means falls down: Person
falls down from his values, principles, position etc.
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| Five horses are the five senses, mind is the reign, intelligence is the driver & living entity is the person sitting in it |
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