In Gita Chapter 3, verse 37 Lord Krishna says
श्रीभगवानुवाच
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काम
एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भव:
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महाशनो
महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह
वैरिणम् ||
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śhrī
bhagavān uvācha
kāma
esha krodha esha rajo-guna-samudbhavaḥ
mahāśhano
mahā-pāpmā viddhyenam iha vairinam
Meaning: It is the lust alone that is born out of passion and later transforms into anger and hence it should be known as the all-devouring enemy in the world.
In Vedas 'Kaam' or lust has not been used only to denote physical desires but also includes all desires of material enjoyment. The lust manifests itself in many ways like the desire for money, or power, or status, or cravings for physical enjoyment.
When the desire is satisfied it gives birth to greed, and when it is not satisfied it gives birth to anger. A person affected by all three defects- Lust, Greed, and Anger commits sins. The knowledge of what is right and what is wrong is called discrimination which resides in the intellect. However, lust is such an inextricable enemy that it clouds the discriminatory ability of the intellect.
The Desire burns like an Unquenchable fire, which never brings true happiness to anyone.
Those who do not understand this secret of Kaama often waste their life in the futile pursuit of trying to satisfy it.
In Chapter 3, Verse 40 Lord Krishna says:
इन्द्रियाणि
मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते
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एतैर्विमोहयत्येष
ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम् ||
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indriyāni
mano buddhir asyādhiṣhṭhānam uchyate
etair
vimohayatyesha jñānam āvritya dehinam
Meaning: The five senses, mind and the intellect is said to be breeding grounds of desire. Through them, it clouds the Knowledge and deludes the Soul.
