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Bhagavad Gita · 14.13 · Yoga through Understanding the Three Modes of Material Nature·13 of 27

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव चतमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन

aprakāśho ’pravṛittiśh cha pramādo moha eva

cha tamasy etāni jāyante vivṛiddhe kuru-nandana

Sanskrit recitation

Three moods of nature · 14.1–14.18 · Teaching

Translation

Darkness, inertia, carelessness, and delusion—these arise when Tamas is predominant, O Arjuna.

Meaning

When Tamas increases, darkness, a desire to do nothing, forgetfulness of ones duties and confusion ome into existence.Darkness Absence of discrimination.Apravritti Inertness extreme inactivity.Pramada (heedlessness) and Moha (delusion) are the effects of darkness. These are the characteristics or marks which indicate that Tamas is predominant. Tamas is a great stumbling block to spiritual progress and success in any walk of life. It must be destroyed at all costs. People mistake Tamas for Sattva or Santi (peace). They take the Tamasic man for a silent Yogi All is Prarabdha Everything is Maya There is no world Why should I work Work will bind me. I am Brahman. This is not spirituality but pure and thick Tamas.

After Swami Sivananda

Three moods of nature· 14.1–14.18

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word
cha
also
eva
indeed
etāni
these
tamasi
mode of ignorance
mohaḥ
delusion
jāyante
manifest
pramādaḥ
negligence
vivṛiddhe
when dominates
kuru-nandana
the joy of the Kurus, Arjun
aprakāśhaḥ
nescience
apravṛittiḥ
inertia

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