Canto 11, Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Verse 7 (SB 11.25.7)
SB 11.25.7 • मूल श्लोक

धर्मे चार्थे च कामे च यदासौ परिनिष्ठित: । गुणानां सन्निकर्षोऽयं श्रद्धारतिधनावह: ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

dharme cārthe ca kāme ca yadāsau pariniṣṭhitaḥ guṇānāṁ sannikarṣo ’yaṁ śraddhā-rati-dhanāvahaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

dharme — in religiosity; ca — and; arthe — in economic development; ca — and; kāme — in sense gratification; ca — and; yadā — when; asau — this living entity; pariniṣṭhitaḥ — is fixed; guṇānām — of the modes of nature; sannikarṣaḥ — the intermingling; ayam — this; śraddhā — faith; rati — sensual enjoyment; dhana — and wealth; āvahaḥ — which each bring.

Translation

“When a person devotes himself to religiosity, economic development and sense gratification, the faith, wealth and sensual enjoyment obtained by his endeavors display the interaction of the three modes of nature.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
Religiosity, economic development and sense gratification are situated within the modes of nature, and the faith, wealth and enjoyment obtained by them clearly reveal the particular situation of a person within the modes of nature.