Srimad Bhagavatam

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सात्त्विकान्येव सेवेत पुमान् सत्त्वविवृद्धये । ततो धर्मस्ततो ज्ञानं यावत्स्मृतिरपोहनम् ।। ११-१३-६ ।।

sanskrit

Until one revives one’s direct knowledge of the spirit soul and drives away the illusory identification with the material body and mind caused by the three modes of nature, one must cultivate those things in the mode of goodness. By increasing the mode of goodness, one automatically can understand and practice religious principles, and by such practice transcendental knowledge is awakened. ।। 11-13-6 ।।

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hindi translation

sAttvikAnyeva seveta pumAn sattvavivRddhaye | tato dharmastato jJAnaM yAvatsmRtirapohanam || 11-13-6 ||

hk transliteration

वेणुसङ्घर्षजो वह्निर्दग्ध्वा शाम्यति तद्वनम् । एवं गुणव्यत्ययजो देहः शाम्यति तत्क्रियः ।। ११-१३-७ ।।

sanskrit

In a bamboo forest the wind sometimes rubs the bamboo stalks together, and such friction generates a blazing fire that consumes the very source of its birth, the bamboo forest. Thus, the fire is automatically calmed by its own action. Similarly, by the competition and interaction of the material modes of nature, the subtle and gross material bodies are generated. If one uses his mind and body to cultivate knowledge, then such enlightenment destroys the influence of the modes of nature that generated one’s body. Thus, like the fire, the body and mind are pacified by their own actions in destroying the source of their birth. ।। 11-13-7 ।।

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hindi translation

veNusaGgharSajo vahnirdagdhvA zAmyati tadvanam | evaM guNavyatyayajo dehaH zAmyati tatkriyaH || 11-13-7 ||

hk transliteration

उद्धव उवाच विदन्ति मर्त्याः प्रायेण विषयान् पदमापदाम् । तथापि भुञ्जते कृष्ण तत्कथं श्वखराजवत् ।। ११-१३-८ ।।

sanskrit

Śrī Uddhava said: My dear Kṛṣṇa, g/enerally human beings know that material life brings great future unhappiness, and still they try to enjoy material life. My dear Lord, how can one in knowledge act just like a dog, an ass or a goat? ।। 11-13-8 ।।

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uddhava uvAca vidanti martyAH prAyeNa viSayAn padamApadAm | tathApi bhuJjate kRSNa tatkathaM zvakharAjavat || 11-13-8 ||

hk transliteration

श्रीभगवानुवाच अहमित्यन्यथा बुद्धिः प्रमत्तस्य यथा हृदि । उत्सर्पति रजो घोरं ततो वैकारिकं मनः ।। ११-१३-९ ।।

sanskrit

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, a person bereft of intelligence first falsely identifies himself with the material body and mind, and when such false knowledge arises within one’s consciousness, material passion, the cause of great suffering, pervades the mind, which by nature is situated in goodness. ।। 11-13-9 ।।

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zrIbhagavAnuvAca ahamityanyathA buddhiH pramattasya yathA hRdi | utsarpati rajo ghoraM tato vaikArikaM manaH || 11-13-9 ||

hk transliteration

रजोयुक्तस्य मनसः सङ्कल्पः सविकल्पकः । ततः कामो गुणध्यानाद्दुःसहः स्याद्धि दुर्मतेः ।। ११-१३-१० ।।

sanskrit

Then the mind, contaminated by passion, becomes absorbed in making and changing many plans for material advancement. Thus, by constantly thinking of the modes of material nature, a foolish person is afflicted with unbearable material desires. ।। 11-13-10 ।।

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hindi translation

rajoyuktasya manasaH saGkalpaH savikalpakaH | tataH kAmo guNadhyAnAdduHsahaH syAddhi durmateH || 11-13-10 ||

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