Kamam ashritya dushpuram dambha-mana-madanvitah, mohad grhitvasad-grahan pravartante 'shuchi-vratah
Taking shelter of insatiable lust, filled with pride, arrogance, and false prestige, the demoniac adopt impure vows under illusion and proceed with impure resolutions. Lust, pride, and delusion form a self-reinforcing cycle that drives the demoniac further from truth and deeper into impure ways of living.
- •Insatiable lust is the foundation upon which the demoniac build their lives
- •Pride, arrogance, and false prestige compound lust and deepen delusion
- •Impure vows taken under illusion bind the demoniac ever more tightly to degradation