Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.25.18
सीदच्चित्तं विलीयेत चेतसो ग्रहणेऽक्षमम् ।
मनो नष्टं तमो ग्लानिस्तमस्तदुपधारय ॥ १८ ॥
sīdac cittaṁ vilīyeta
[seedach chittam vileeyeta]
cetaso grahaṇe ’kṣamam
[chetaso grahane ’kshamam]
mano naṣṭaṁ tamo glānis
[mano nashtam tamo glaanis]
tamas tad upadhāraya
[tamas tad upadhaaraya]
Word-for-word
sīdat
—
failing
cittam
—
the higher faculties of consciousness
vilīyeta
—
become dissolved
cetasaḥ
—
awareness
grahaṇe
—
in controlling
akṣamam
—
incapable
manaḥ
—
the mind
naṣṭam
—
ruined
tamaḥ
—
ignorance
glāniḥ
—
depression
tamaḥ
—
the mode of ignorance
tat
—
that
upadhāraya
—
you should understand.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sīdac cittaṁ vilīyeta
sīdat
failing
cittam
the higher faculties of consciousness
vilīyeta
become dissolved
cetaso grahaṇe ’kṣamam
cetasaḥ
awareness
grahaṇe
in controlling
akṣamam
incapable
manaḥ
the mind
mano naṣṭaṁ tamo glānis
naṣṭam
ruined
tamaḥ
ignorance
glāniḥ
depression
tamas tad upadhāraya
tamaḥ
the mode of ignorance
tat
that
upadhāraya
you should understand.
When one’s higher awareness fails and finally disappears and one is thus unable to concentrate his attention, his mind is ruined and manifests ignorance and depression. You should understand this situation to be the predominance of the mode of ignorance.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When one’s consciousness becomes bewildered and fails to function, when one is not aware of objects, when the mind fails to decide, and when ignorance and despair are prominent, understand that tamas has become predominant.
When consciousness becomes bewildered and insensitive (vilīyeta), because of inability to perceive objects—unawareness because of low consciousness, when the mind fails to make decisions, and there is ignorance and despair, understand that tamas has become dominant. When all three guṇas are defeated by bhakti, understand that one is beyond the guṇas. This should be understood.
Personal Guidance
When higher awareness fails and one cannot concentrate, the mind manifests ignorance and depression — that is ignorance's predominance. The fog is named.
Reflection Questions
- When the fog comes, what habits worsen and what relieve it?
- What single goodness-act could shift it today?
My note
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