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Sura 16, Slok 21

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trividhaM narakasyedaM dvAraM nAzanamAtmanaH | kAmaH krodhastathA lobhastasmAdetattrayaM tyajet ||16-21||

Transliteration

trividhaṃ narakasyedaṃ dvāraṃ nāśanamātmanaḥ . kāmaḥ krodhastathā lobhastasmādetattrayaṃ tyajet ||16-21||

Meanings

16.21 Desire, wrath and greed - this is the triple gateway to Naraka, ruinous to the self. Therefore one should abandon these three. - Adi