rajas tamash cabhibhuya sattvam bhavati bharata
rajah sattvam tamash caiva tamah sattvam rajas tatha
Translation:
Goodness overpowers passion and ignorance, passion defeats goodness and ignorance, and ignorance overcomes goodness and passion. Thus the modes continually fight for supremacy.
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Commentary:
Material nature is compared to a womb and Shri Krishna says that He is the seed-giving father (aham bija-pradah pita). The combination of material nature and the living beings thus gives rise to the multitude of life forms which are in turn bound by the modes of material nature and forced to act under their influence. ...continue reading »
