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BG 14.10 (1972)

BG 14.10 (1983+)

please wait#div class="mw-parser-output"# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="TEXT_10"#TEXT 10#/span##/h4# #div class="devanagari"# #dl##dd#रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत ।#/dd# #dd#रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा ॥१०॥#/dd##/dl# #/div# #div class="verse"# #dl##dd#rajas tamaś cābhibhūya#/dd# #dd#sattvaṁ bhavati bhārata#/dd# #dd#rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaś caiva#/dd# #dd#tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā#/dd##/dl# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="SYNONYMS"#SYNONYMS#/span##/h4# #div class="synonyms"# #p##i#rajaḥ#/i#—mode of passion; #i#tamaḥ#/i#—mode of ignorance; #i#ca#/i#—also; #i#abhibhūya#/i#—also surpassing; #i#sattvam#/i#—mode of goodness; #i#bhavati#/i#—becomes prominent; #i#bhārata#/i#—O son of Bharata; #i#rajaḥ#/i#—mode of passion; #i#sattvam#/i#—mode of goodness; #i#tamaḥ#/i#—mode of ignorance; #i#ca#/i#—also; #i#eva#/i#—like that; #i#tamaḥ#/i#—mode of ignorance; #i#sattvam#/i#—mode of goodness; #i#rajaḥ#/i#—mode of passion; #i#tathā#/i#—as in this. #/p# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="TRANSLATION"#TRANSLATION#/span##/h4# #div class="translation"# #p#Sometimes the mode of passion becomes prominent, defeating the mode of goodness, O son of Bharata. And sometimes the mode of goodness defeats passion, and at other times the mode of ignorance defeats goodness and passion. In this way there is always competition for supremacy. #/p# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="PURPORT"#PURPORT#/span##/h4# #div class="purport"# #p#When the mode of passion is prominent, the modes of goodness and ignorance are defeated. When the mode of goodness is prominent, passion and ignorance are defeated. And, when the mode of ignorance is prominent, passion and goodness are defeated. This competition is always going on. Therefore, one who is actually intent on advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness has to transcend these three modes. The prominence of some certain mode of nature is manifested in one's dealings, in his activities, in eating, etc. All this will be explained in later chapters. But if one wants, he can develop, by practice, the mode of goodness and thus defeat the modes of ignorance and passion. One can similarly develop the mode of passion and defeat goodness and ignorance. Or, one can develop the mode of ignorance and defeat goodness and passion. Although there are these three modes of material nature, if one is determined, he can be blessed by the mode of goodness, and, by transcending the mode of goodness, he can be situated in pure goodness, which is called the #i#vāsudeva#/i# state, a state in which one can understand the science of God. By the manifestation of particular activities, it can be understood in what mode of nature one is situated. #/p# #/div# #/div# please wait#div class="mw-parser-output"# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="TEXT_10"#TEXT 10#/span##/h4# #div class="devanagari"# #dl##dd#रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत ।#/dd# #dd#रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा ॥१०॥#/dd##/dl# #/div# #div class="verse"# #dl##dd#rajas tamaś cābhibhūya#/dd# #dd#sattvaṁ bhavati bhārata#/dd# #dd#rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaś caiva#/dd# #dd#tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā#/dd##/dl# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="SYNONYMS"#SYNONYMS#/span##/h4# #div class="synonyms"# #p##i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rajaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#rajaḥ#/i# — the mode of passion; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tamaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tamaḥ#/i# — the mode of ignorance; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ca#/i# — also; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=abhibhūya&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#abhibhūya#/i# — surpassing; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sattvam&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#sattvam#/i# — the mode of goodness; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhavati&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhavati#/i# — becomes prominent; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhārata&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhārata#/i# — O son of Bharata; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rajaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#rajaḥ#/i# — the mode of passion; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sattvam&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#sattvam#/i# — the mode of goodness; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tamaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tamaḥ#/i# — the mode of ignorance; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ca#/i# — also; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=eva&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#eva#/i# — like that; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tamaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tamaḥ#/i# — the mode of ignorance; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sattvam&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#sattvam#/i# — the mode of goodness; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rajaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#rajaḥ#/i# — the mode of passion; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tathā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tathā#/i# — thus. #/p# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="TRANSLATION"#TRANSLATION#/span##/h4# #div class="translation"# #p#Sometimes the mode of goodness becomes prominent, defeating the modes of passion and ignorance, O son of Bharata. Sometimes the mode of passion defeats goodness and ignorance, and at other times ignorance defeats goodness and passion. In this way there is always competition for supremacy. #/p# #/div# #h4##span class="mw-headline" id="PURPORT"#PURPORT#/span##/h4# #div class="purport"# #p#When the mode of passion is prominent, the modes of goodness and ignorance are defeated. When the mode of goodness is prominent, passion and ignorance are defeated. And when the mode of ignorance is prominent, passion and goodness are defeated. This competition is always going on. Therefore, one who is actually intent on advancing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness has to transcend these three modes. The prominence of some certain mode of nature is manifested in one's dealings, in his activities, in eating, etc. All this will be explained in later chapters. But if one wants, he can develop, by practice, the mode of goodness and thus defeat the modes of ignorance and passion. One can similarly develop the mode of passion and defeat goodness and ignorance. Or one can develop the mode of ignorance and defeat goodness and passion. Although there are these three modes of material nature, if one is determined he can be blessed by the mode of goodness, and by transcending the mode of goodness he can be situated in pure goodness, which is called the #i#vasudeva#/i# state, a state in which one can understand the science of God. By the manifestation of particular activities, it can be understood in what mode of nature one is situated. #/p# #/div# #/div#
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