Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.25.30
द्रव्यं देश: फलं कालो ज्ञानं कर्म च कारक: ।
श्रद्धावस्थाकृतिर्निष्ठा त्रैगुण्य: सर्व एव हि ॥ ३० ॥
dravyaṁ deśaḥ phalaṁ kālo
[dravyam deshah phalam kaalo]
jñānaṁ karma ca kārakaḥ
[jnaanam karma cha kaarakah]
śraddhāvasthākṛtir niṣṭhā
[shraddhaavasthaakritir nishthaa]
trai-guṇyaḥ sarva eva hi
[trai-gunyah sarva eva hi]
Word-for-word
dravyam
—
object
deśaḥ
—
place
phalam
—
result
kālaḥ
—
time
jñānam
—
knowledge
karma
—
activity
ca
—
and
kārakaḥ
—
performer
śraddhā
—
faith
avasthā
—
state of consciousness
ākṛtiḥ
—
species
niṣṭhā
—
destination
trai-guṇyaḥ
—
partaking of the three modes
sarvaḥ
—
all these
eva hi
—
certainly.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dravyaṁ deśaḥ phalaṁ kālo
dravyam
object
deśaḥ
place
phalam
result
kālaḥ
time
jñānaṁ karma ca kārakaḥ
jñānam
knowledge
karma
activity
ca
and
kārakaḥ
performer
śraddhāvasthākṛtir niṣṭhā
śraddhā
faith
avasthā
state of consciousness
ākṛtiḥ
species
niṣṭhā
destination
trai-guṇyaḥ sarva eva hi
trai-guṇyaḥ
partaking of the three modes
sarvaḥ
all these
eva hi
certainly.
Therefore material substance, place, result of activity, time, knowledge, work, the performer of work, faith, state of consciousness, species of life and destination after death are all based on the three modes of material nature.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Therefore food, place, result of activity, time, knowledge, work, the performer of work, faith, state of consciousness, species of life and destination after death are all based on the three guṇas.
Summarizing the topic, the Lord says that among all the things in the guṇas and beyond the guṇas, those things in the guṇas are causes of saṁsāra for the jīva. This is expressed in two and a half verses. Substance (food) was mentioned in verse 28. Place was described in verse 25. Results (happiness) were described in verse 29. Time was described in verse 13-15. Knowledge was described in verse 24. Action was described in verse 23. Performers of action were described in verse 26. Faith was described in verse 27. States of consciousness were described in verse 20. Types of bodies were described in verse 22. Position (niṣṭhā) was described in verse 22. All these states are related to the three guṇas. Trai-guṇyaḥ means “related to the guṇas.”
Personal Guidance
Substance, place, result, time, knowledge, work, performer, faith, consciousness, species, destination — all are based on the three modes. The Lord names twelve axes of mode-influence.
Reflection Questions
- Which axis have I never considered as mode-influenced?
- What does adding it to my analysis change?
My note
Source: vedabase.io