SB 11.22.52 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.22.52

सत्त्वसङ्गाद‍ृषीन्देवान् रजसासुरमानुषान् । तमसा भूततिर्यक्त्वं भ्रामितो याति कर्मभि: ॥ ५२ ॥

sattva-saṅgād ṛṣīn devān

[sattva-sangaad risheen devaan]

rajasāsura-mānuṣān

[rajasaasura-maanushaan]

tamasā bhūta-tiryaktvaṁ

[tamasaa bhoota-tiryaktvam]

bhrāmito yāti karmabhiḥ

[bhraamito yaati karmabhih]

Word-for-word

sattva-saṅgāt — by association with the mode of goodness ṛṣīn — to the sages devān — to the demigods rajasā — by the mode of passion asura — to the demons mānuṣān — and to human beings tamasā — by the mode of ignorance bhūta — to the ghostly spirits tiryaktvam — or the animal kingdom bhrāmitaḥ — made to wander yāti — he goes karmabhiḥ — because of his fruitive activities.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sattva-saṅgād ṛṣīn devān

sattva-saṅgāt

by association with the mode of goodness

ṛṣīn

to the sages

devān

to the demigods

rajasāsura-mānuṣān

rajasā

by the mode of passion

asura

to the demons

mānuṣān

and to human beings

tamasā bhūta-tiryaktvaṁ

tamasā

by the mode of ignorance

bhūta

to the ghostly spirits

tiryaktvam

or the animal kingdom

bhrāmito yāti karmabhiḥ

bhrāmitaḥ

made to wander

yāti

he goes

karmabhiḥ

because of his fruitive activities.

Made to wander because of his fruitive work, the conditioned soul, by contact with the mode of goodness, takes birth among the sages or demigods. By contact with the mode of passion he becomes a demon or human being, and by association with the mode of ignorance he takes birth as a ghost or in the animal kingdom.

Purport

The word tiryaktvam means “the status of an animal,” which includes all lower forms of life, such as beasts, birds, insects, fish and plants.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Made to wander because of his karma, the conditioned soul, by contact with sattva, takes birth among the sages or devatās. By contact with the rajas he becomes a demon or human being, and by association with tamas he takes birth as a ghost or in the animal kingdom.

Personal Guidance

The wandering conditioned soul, by contact with goodness, takes birth among sages or demigods; with passion, demon or human; with ignorance, beasts and the like. Mode-association steers next birth.

Reflection Questions

With which mode do I most associate now?
What birth might this prepare?

📝 My note

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