Bhagavad Gita 16.21
Krishna to Arjunaत्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः ।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ॥ २१ ॥
Transliteration
trividhaṃ narakasyedaṃ dvāraṃ nāśanamātmanaḥkāmaḥ krodhastathā lobhastasmādetattrayaṃ tyajet
There are three gates to hell that bring ruin to the self: desire, anger, and greed. Therefore one should relinquish all three.
Original King of Dwarka translationReflection inspired by Bhagavad Gita 16.21
A passing impulse can become a direction if we keep feeding it. Desire, anger and greed each narrow the world around what the self demands. Noticing that narrowing creates a moment in which we can decline the next step it asks us to take.
Source & context
In a chapter contrasting qualities that support freedom with destructive dispositions, Krishna names desire, anger and greed as three gates to hell. The warning concerns their destructive rule over conduct; it need not become a reason for shame at noticing an emotion.