The man that is influenced by itachment is tortured by desire and from the desire that springs up in his heart, his thirst for worldly possessions increases. This thirst is sinful and is regarded as the source of all anxieties. It is this terrible thirst, fraught with sin, that leads to unrighteous acts.
रागाभिभूतः पुरुषः कामेन परिकृष्यते। इच्छा संजायते तस्य ततस्तृष्णा विवर्धते॥ तृष्णा हि सर्वपापिष्ठा नित्योद्वेगकरी स्मृता। अधर्मबहुला चैव घोरा पापानुबन्धिनी॥