Bhishma said 'If the mind is stricken with desire, anger and other evil passions, it then inclines towards sin. If one's acts are sullied by sin, he is obliged to dwell in painful regions.
भीष्म उवाच आत्मनानर्थयुक्तेन पापे निविशते मनः। स्वकर्मकलुषं कृत्वा कृच्छ्रे लोके विधीयते॥