Desires adhere to a man and they are the source of all impediments to virtue, O king of men. A wise man, having killed them beforehand, gained unspeakable praise in the world.
कामा मनुष्यं प्रसजन्त एते धर्मस्य ये विघ्नमूलं नरेन्द्र। पूर्वं नरस्तान् मतिमान् प्रणिघल्लोके प्रशंसां लभतेऽनवद्याम्॥