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The Inner Enemy: Lust, Greed, Anger & the Arishadvargas
How Bhaja Govindam, Kabir, and Yogi Vemana Expose the Six Enemies Within (Arishadvargas)
January 29, 2026
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•9 minute read
Section 5 of 10
Lobha (Greed): The Hunger That Never Ends
Greed is desire multiplied.
It convinces us that accumulation equals safety.
But greed has no finish line.
Bhaja Govindam: Time Passes, Greed Remains
Sanskrit Verse
दिनयामिन्यौ सायं प्रातः
शिशिरवसन्तौ पुनरायातः।
Days and nights, evenings and mornings, seasons come and go again.
Commentary
Everything moves, everything changes.
Only greed insists: "More."
Shankara asks: when will you awaken from this endless cycle?
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Kabir on Greed
Hindi
लोभ बुरी बला है, सबको खाए।
Greed is a terrible affliction that devours all.
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Vemana on Wealth
Telugu
ధనము మూలమై దుఃఖము జనుచున్నది.
Wealth becomes the root of suffering when greed rules.
Commentary
Wealth is not evil.
Attachment is.
Greed makes even abundance feel like poverty.
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