Four types of anarthas

 

In the àmnaya-sutra, four types of misfortune or anarthas are described:

                                                 mayamugdhasya jivasya
                                                jñeyo 'narthas catur vidhah

                                                 hrddaurbbalyam caparadho
                                                'sat-trsna tattva-vibhramah (7)

TRANSLATION = The living entity attracted by maya is attributed with four types of anarthas: hrdaya-daurbalya (weakness of the heart), aparadha (all kinds of offenses), asat-trsna (material desires), and tattva-vibhrama (illusion about spiritual knowledge).

These anarthas lead to material bondage, which leads to miseries.

 

Illusion about spiritual knowledge is of four types:

                                                 sva-tattve para-tattve ca
                                                sadhya-sadhana-tattvayoh

                                                 virodhi-visaye caiva
                                                tattva-bhramas catur-vidhah (8)

TRANSLATION = Sva-tattva bhrama (illusion about one's own identity), paratattva-bhrama (illusion about the Supreme Personality of Godhead), sadhya-sadhana-bhrama (illusion about the processes of sadhana and prema-bhakti), and virodhi-visaya-bhrama (illusion regarding subjects unfavorable to Krsna consciousness) are the four kinds of illusion found in conditioned souls.

 

Material desires are of four types:

                                                 aihikesvaisana para-
                                                trikesu caisana 'subha

                                                bhuti-vañcha mumuksa ca
                                                hy asat-trsnas catur-vidhah (9)

TRANSLATION = Desire for material objects, desire for heavenly comforts, desire for mystic powers, and desire for liberation are the four types of material desires.

 

Offenses are of four types:

                                                 krsna-nama-svarupesu
                                                tadiya-cit-kanesu ca

                                                jñeya budha-ganair nityam
                                                aparadhas catur-vidhah (10)

TRANSLATION = Offenses towards the name, offenses toward the form of the Lord, offenses towards the devotees, and offenses towards other living entities are the four kinds of offenses.

 

Weakness of the heart is of four types:

                                                tucchasaktih kutinati
                                                mat saryam sva-pratisthata

                                                hrd-daurbalyam budhaih sasvaj
                                                jñeyam kila catur-vidham (11)

TRANSLATION = Intelligent persons know the four kinds of weakness of the heart as follows: attachment to objects not related to Krsna, deceitfulness or fault-finding, enviousness, and desire for fame.

These anarthas give birth to six enemies kama, krodha, lobha, moha, mada, and matsarya that is, lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride, and envy. These anarthas also beget six waves soka, moha, ksut, pipasa, jara, and mrtyu that is, distress, illusion, hunger, thirst, old age, and death.