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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.13.3

धर्मो रजस्तमो हन्यात् सत्त्ववृद्धिरनुत्तम: । आशु नश्यति तन्मूलो ह्यधर्म उभये हते ॥ ३ ॥
dharmo rajas tamo hanyāt
[dharmo rajas tamo hanyaat]
sattva-vṛddhir anuttamaḥ
[sattva-vriddhir anuttamah]
āśu naśyati tan-mūlo
[aashu nashyati tan-moolo]
hy adharma ubhaye hate
[hy adharma ubhaye hate]
Word-for-word
dharmaḥ — religious principles based on devotional service rajaḥ — the mode of passion tamaḥ — the mode of ignorance hanyāt — destroy sattva — of goodness vṛddhiḥ — by the increase anuttamaḥ — the greatest āśu — quickly naśyati — is destroyed tat — of passion and ignorance mūlaḥ — the root hi — certainly adharmaḥ — irreligion ubhaye hate — when both are destroyed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dharmo rajas tamo hanyāt
dharmaḥ
religious principles based on devotional service
rajaḥ
the mode of passion
tamaḥ
the mode of ignorance
hanyāt
destroy
sattva-vṛddhir anuttamaḥ
sattva
of goodness
vṛddhiḥ
by the increase
anuttamaḥ
the greatest
āśu naśyati tan-mūlo
āśu
quickly
naśyati
is destroyed
tat
of passion and ignorance
mūlaḥ
the root
hi
certainly
hy adharma ubhaye hate
adharmaḥ
irreligion
ubhaye hate
when both are destroyed.
Religious principles, strengthened by the mode of goodness, destroy the influence of passion and ignorance. When passion and ignorance are overcome, their original cause, irreligion, is quickly vanquished.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Dharma, strengthened by sattva, destroys the influence of rajas and tamas. When rajas and tamas are destroyed, adharma, caused by them, is quickly vanquished. When rajas and tamas (ubhe) are destroyed, adharma, caused by rajas and tamas, is destroyed.
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Personal Guidance
Religious principles strengthened in goodness destroy passion and ignorance, and with them their cause — irreligion — quickly falls. The chain reaction is real and can be set in motion.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'principle' have I been postponing that might start this chain?
  • Where might a single change collapse several problems at once?
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