Canto 11, Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Verse 14 (SB 11.25.14)
SB 11.25.14 • मूल श्लोक

यदा जयेत्तम: सत्त्वं रज: सङ्गं भिदा चलम् । तदा दु:खेन युज्येत कर्मणा यशसा श्रिया ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

yadā jayet tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajaḥ saṅgaṁ bhidā calam tadā duḥkhena yujyeta karmaṇā yaśasā śriyā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

yadā — when; jayet — conquers; tamaḥ sattvam — both ignorance and goodness; rajaḥ — passion; saṅgam — (the cause of) attachment; bhidā — separatism; calam — and change; tadā — then; duḥkhena — with misery; yujyeta — one becomes endowed; karmaṇā — with material work; yaśasā — with (the desire for) fame; śriyā — and with opulence.

Translation

“When the mode of passion, which causes attachment, separatism and activity, conquers ignorance and goodness, a man begins to work hard to acquire prestige and fortune. Thus in the mode of passion he experiences anxiety and struggle.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda