Chapter 13
श्रीभगवानुवाच अहमित्यन्यथाबुद्धि: प्रमत्तस्य यथा हृदि । उत्सर्पति रजो घोरं ततो वैकारिकं मन: ॥ ९ ॥ रजोयुक्तस्य मनस: सङ्कल्प: सविकल्पक: । तत: कामो गुणध्यानाद् दु:सह: स्याद्धि दुर्मते: ॥ १० ॥
Transliteration
śrī-bhagavān uvāca aham ity anyathā-buddhiḥ pramattasya yathā hṛdi utsarpati rajo ghoraṁ tato vaikārikaṁ manaḥrajo-yuktasya manasaḥ saṅkalpaḥ sa-vikalpakaḥ tataḥ kāmo guṇa-dhyānād duḥsahaḥ syād dhi durmateḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; aham — false identification with the material body and mind; iti — thus; anyathā-buddhiḥ — illusory knowledge; pramattasya — of one who is bereft of actual intelligence; yathā — accordingly; hṛdi — within the mind; utsarpati — arises; rajaḥ — passion; ghoram — which brings terrible suffering; tataḥ — then; vaikārikam — (originally) in the mode of goodness; manaḥ — the mind; rajaḥ — in passion; yuktasya — of that which is engaged; manasaḥ — of the mind; saṅkalpaḥ — material determination; sa-vikalpakaḥ — along with variation and alternation; tataḥ — from that; kāmaḥ — full-fledged material desire; guṇa — in the modes of nature; dhyānāt — from concentration; duḥsahaḥ — unbearable; syāt — it must so be; hi — certainly; durmateḥ — of a foolish person.
Translation
“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. 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.”