Lust, anger, and greed — these three are the gates of hell, leading to the soul's destruction. Therefore, one must abandon all three. This is among the most practically quoted verses in the Gita, and all eight traditions recognize its centrality. Shankara identifies these three as the primary obstacles to Self-knowledge, each feeding the others in a vicious cycle. Ramanuja sees them as the chief barriers to surrender. Madhva identifies them as the three enemies that sever the soul's connection to Vishnu. Abhinavagupta provides a penetrating analysis: desire is wanting to add to the Self, anger is wanting to destroy what threatens the ego, and greed is wanting to possess and control — recognition of the Self's completeness closes all three gates simultaneously. Vallabha teaches that through pushti-bhakti, these passions are transformed rather than suppressed: desire becomes longing for God, anger becomes devotional fervor, and greed becomes hunger for grace. Tilak channels these energies constructively — desire into purpose, anger into determination against injustice. Vivekananda teaches that knowledge of the infinite Self naturally dissolves these three, for they all arise from the illusion of incompleteness.