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**Dimari:** The vicious, illogical, and deceptive mind is an enemy to the soul (325) and causes great suffering. Thus, it is a heavy "Vasa" (obsession) (2). Or, "Graha" (obsession) means a ghost, demon, or plant. Just as a ghost, demon, or plant may cling to someone, not leaving them alone, holding them captive, and causing them distress, so too, this vicious ghost, demon, or plant, when it clings to a being, does not leave them alone, holding them captive, making it difficult to remove, and causing them great suffering. For one whose mind is filled with a vicious ghost (obsession, delusion), it becomes very difficult to remove it, it becomes a great challenge to overcome this affliction! Thus, illogical reasoning is a "Vicious Graha" (obsession) (3). Or, "Graha" (obsession) means a crocodile. Just as a crocodile, when it grabs something, makes it very difficult to escape its grasp, so too, one who is caught in the clutches of a vicious Graha (obsession), like a crocodile, finds it very difficult to escape its grip. In this way too, illogical reasoning is truly a "Vicious Graha" (obsession). Thus, in any sense of the word "Graha" (obsession), whether it be a wicked planet, a ghost, or a crocodile, the term "Graha" (obsession) is aptly applied to illogical reasoning, and it is also a "Vicious Graha" (obsession). It is a heavy, difficult, and challenging obstacle, which makes one go astray and leads to misfortune.
Such a being, who holds one captive, who keeps one in their grasp, the vicious, sinful Graha (obsession), or ghost, or crocodile, upon attaining the state of non-violence, automatically releases its hold. Just as the recitation of mantras for planetary peace brings an end to the suffering caused by a sinful Graha (obsession), just as the chanting of mantras by a sorcerer removes the possession of a ghost, just as a strike to the vital spot releases the grip of a crocodile; so too, the state of non-violence, the recitation of mantras, and the use of weapons, like planetary peace, automatically release the hold of the vicious Graha (obsession) (in all three senses, as far as possible) from the father.
Is this illogical reasoning unique? To this, it is said:
"Bodharogaḥ śamāpāyaḥ śraddhābhaṅgo'bhimāna-kṛt | Kutarkaścetaso vyaktaṁ bhāvaśatruḥ aneka-dhā || 87 ||"
**Commentary:**
"Ghoshon:" - Due to the attachment to passion, it causes harm to the established state of being, and thus, it is a source of suffering. It is a generator of false attachment, which leads to harm.
"Shraddham:" - It is a destroyer of faith, due to the inability to understand the meaning of the scriptures. It is a generator of pride and arrogance, due to the false belief in one's own understanding.
Thus, "Jiyamaane'tra rājñīva camacara-paricchadaḥ | Nivartite tataḥ śīrghā viṣamakaḥ" - "When the king is victorious, his army becomes more powerful and his authority increases." - Shri Kshamaala.