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SB 12.3.29

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 29

yadā lobhas tv asantoṣo
māno dambho 'tha matsaraḥ
karmaṇāṁ cāpi kāmyānāṁ
dvāparaṁ tad rajas-tamaḥ


SYNONYMS

yadā — when; lobhaḥ — greed; tu — indeed; asantoṣaḥ — dissatisfaction; mānaḥ — false pride; dambhaḥ — hypocrisy; atha — and; matsaraḥ — envy; karmaṇām — of activities; ca — and; api — also; kāmyānām — selfish; dvāparam — the age of Dvāpara; tat — that; rajaḥ-tamaḥ — predominated by a mixture of the modes of passion and ignorance.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda


TRANSLATION

When greed, dissatisfaction, false pride, hypocrisy and envy become prominent, along with attraction for selfish activities, such a time is the age of Dvāpara, dominated by the mixed modes of passion and ignorance.



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