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Chapter: 14, Verse: 12

Sanskrit

लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।

Summary

O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act, and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of passion.