SB 11.25.6 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.25.6

सन्निपातस्त्वहमिति ममेत्युद्धव या मति: । व्यवहार: सन्निपातो मनोमात्रेन्द्रियासुभि: ॥ ६ ॥

sannipātas tv aham iti

[sannipaatas tv aham iti]

mamety uddhava yā matiḥ

[mamety uddhava yaa matih]

vyavahāraḥ sannipāto

[vyavahaarah sannipaato]

mano-mātrendriyāsubhiḥ

[mano-maatrendriyaasubhih]

Word-for-word

sannipātaḥ — the combination of the modes tu — and aham iti — “I” mama iti — “mine” uddhava — O Uddhava yā — which matiḥ — mentality vyavahāraḥ — ordinary activities sannipātaḥ — the combination manaḥ — by the mind mātrā — the objects of perception indriya — the senses asubhiḥ — and the vital airs.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

sannipātas tv aham iti

sannipātaḥ

the combination of the modes

and

aham iti

“I”

mamety uddhava yā matiḥ

mama iti

“mine”

uddhava

O Uddhava

yā

which

matiḥ

mentality

vyavahāraḥ sannipāto

vyavahāraḥ

ordinary activities

sannipātaḥ

the combination

mano-mātrendriyāsubhiḥ

manaḥ

by the mind

mātrā

the objects of perception

indriya

the senses

asubhiḥ

and the vital airs.

My dear Uddhava, the combination of all three modes is present in the mentality of “I” and “mine.” The ordinary transactions of this world, which are carried out through the agency of the mind, the objects of perception, the senses and the vital airs of the physical body, are also based on the combination of the modes.

Purport

The illusory concept of “I” and “mine” occurs by the mixture of the three modes of nature. A person in goodness may feel, “I am peaceful.” One in passion may think, “I am lusty.” And one in ignorance may think, “I am angry.” Similarly, one may think “my peace,” “my lust” or “my anger.” One completely absorbed in the mentality of being peaceful could not work in the material world; he would lack any impulse to perform activity. Similarly, one absorbed in lust would be blinded without at least a tinge of peacefulness or restraint. One overwhelmed with anger could not function properly in the material world without the mixture of other qualities. Thus we find that a material mode does not occur in a pure, isolated form but rather is mixed with other modes, thereby making possible normal functioning within this world. Ultimately one should think, “I am an eternal servant of Lord Kṛṣṇa” and “My only possession is loving service to the Lord.” This is the pure state of consciousness, beyond the material modes of nature.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

O Uddhava! Mixture of the guṇas is present in the mentality of “I” and “mine.” The ordinary transactions of this world, which are carried out through the agency of the mind, the objects of perception, the senses and the vital airs of the physical body, are also based on mixture of the guṇas. The conception of I and mine is a mixture of the guṇas. Action using the mind, sense objects, senses and life airs is also a mixture of the guṇas. When control of the mind, lust or anger becomes strong, then the person becomes control of the mind personified, or lust personified or anger personified. Ordinary activities of ordinary men, based on I and mine, are not accomplished by the jīva alone, since the jīva is never free of I and mine spontaneously, and has no trace of discrimination to think of what is proper or improper when blinded by lust or anger, with the conception of “I am so and so and this is my son.” Thus actions are accomplished using the mind, senses, sense objects and life airs in conjunction with sattva, rajas and tamas.

Personal Guidance

The combination of all three modes is present in 'I' and 'mine' thinking; ordinary transactions of the world, through mind, senses, vital airs, run on the modes. Even the basic ego-frame is modal.

Reflection Questions

When does 'I' and 'mine' surface most strongly in me?
What does each mode contribute to those moments?

📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io