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Bhagavad Gita 16.21

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः | कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ||१६-२१||

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

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Swami SivanandaEnglish

16.21 Triple is the gate of this hell, destructive of the self lust, anger and greed; therefore one should abandon these three.

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaEnglish

There are three gates leading to this hell – lust, anger and greed. Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul.