Chapter 14: Three Modes of Natureगुणत्रयविभागयोग
14:12
“Greed, activity, undertaking of actions, restlessness, and longing—these arise when rajas is predominant, O best of the Bharatas.”
Sanskrit
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा | रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ ||
Transliteration
lobhaḥ pravṛttir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśamaḥ spṛhā rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha
Commentary
When rajas dominates, one experiences greed, compulsive activity, inability to rest, and constant desire. These are the telltale signs of the passionate mode.
Chapter 14
Three Modes of Nature