SB 11.24.6

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eleventh Canto - Chapter 24: The Philosophy of Sāńkhya

SB 11.24.5 - SB 11.24.7

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 6

tebhyaḥ samabhavat sūtraṁ

mahān sūtreṇa saṁyutaḥ

tato vikurvato jāto

yo 'haṅkāro vimohanaḥ

SYNONYMS

tebhyaḥ — from those modes; samabhavat — arose; sūtram — the first transformation of nature, endowed with the potency of activity; mahān — primeval nature endowed with the potency of knowledge; sūtreṇa — with this sūtra-tattva; saṁyūtaḥ — conjoined; tataḥ — from the mahat; vikurvataḥ — transforming; jātaḥ — was generated; yaḥ — which; ahaṅkāraḥ — false ego; vimohanaḥ — the cause of bewilderment.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

From these modes arose the primeval sūtra, along with the mahat-tattva. By the transformation of the mahat-tattva was generated the false ego, the cause of the living entities' bewilderment.

PURPORT

According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, sūtra is the first transformation of material nature that manifests the potency of activity, and it is accompanied by the mahat-tattva, which is endowed with the potency of knowledge. In the material world, one's real knowledge is covered by fruitive activity and mental speculation. As one's devotional service to the Lord slackens, these two tendencies grow automatically, just as the diminishing of light automatically brings an increase in darkness.

SB 11.24.5 - SB 11.24.7