Canto 11, Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Verse 19 (SB 11.25.19)
SB 11.25.19 • मूल श्लोक

एधमाने गुणे सत्त्वे देवानां बलमेधते । असुराणां च रजसि तमस्युद्धव रक्षसाम् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

edhamāne guṇe sattve devānāṁ balam edhate asurāṇāṁ ca rajasi tamasy uddhava rakṣasām

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

edhamāne — when it is increasing; guṇe — the mode; sattve — of goodness; devānām — of the demigods; balam — the strength; edhate — increases; asurāṇām — of the enemies of the demigods; ca — and; rajasi — when the mode of passion increases; tamasi — when the mode of ignorance increases; uddhava — O Uddhava; rakṣasām — of the man-eating monsters.

Translation

“With the increase of the mode of goodness, the strength of the demigods similarly increases. When passion increases, the demoniac become strong. And with the rise of ignorance, O Uddhava, the strength of the most wicked increases.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda