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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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Section 6 of 10

Moha (Delusion): Attachment as Blindness

Moha is the most dangerous enemy because it disguises itself as love. Attachment blinds. Bhaja Govindam on Bodily Delusion Sanskrit Verse नारीस्तनभर नाभीदेशं दृष्ट्वा मा गा मोहावेशम्। Do not fall into delusion seeing only the body. Commentary Shankara shocks deliberately. He wants the seeker to see how quickly the mind reduces the infinite to flesh. Moha is mistaking appearance for essence. --- Kabir on Maya Famous Line माया महाठगिनी हम जानी। Maya is the great deceiver. Commentary Kabir's Maya is not cosmic illusion alone—it is psychological delusion. The ego itself is Maya's masterpiece. --- Vemana: Outer Cleaning Cannot Remove Inner Delusion Telugu Verse ఎలుకచర్మంబు ఎత్తి ఎన్నాళ్ళు ఉతికిన కలుషము పోవునా? No matter how long you wash the skin of a rat, impurity remains. Commentary External rituals cannot cleanse inner attachment. Only self-knowledge dissolves Moha.

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