Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.29
यदा लोभस्त्वसन्तोषो मानो दम्भोऽथ मत्सर: ।
कर्मणां चापि काम्यानां द्वापरं तद् रजस्तम: ॥ २९ ॥
yadā lobhas tv asantoṣo
[yadaa lobhas tv asantosho]
māno dambho ’tha matsaraḥ
[maano dambho ’tha matsarah]
karmaṇāṁ cāpi kāmyānāṁ
[karmanaam chaapi kaamyaanaam]
dvāparaṁ tad rajas-tamaḥ
[dvaaparam tad rajas-tamah]
Word-for-word
yadā
—
when
lobhaḥ
—
greed
tu
—
indeed
asantoṣaḥ
—
dissatisfaction
mānaḥ
—
false pride
dambhaḥ
—
hypocrisy
atha
—
and
matsaraḥ
—
envy
karmaṇām
—
of activities
ca
—
and
api
—
also
kāmyānām
—
selfish
dvāparam
—
the age of Dvāpara
tat
—
that
rajaḥ-tamaḥ
—
predominated by a mixture of the modes of passion and ignorance.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yadā lobhas tv asantoṣo
yadā
when
lobhaḥ
greed
tu
indeed
asantoṣaḥ
dissatisfaction
māno dambho ’tha matsaraḥ
mānaḥ
false pride
dambhaḥ
hypocrisy
atha
and
karmaṇāṁ cāpi kāmyānāṁ
matsaraḥ
envy
karmaṇām
of activities
ca
and
dvāparaṁ tad rajas-tamaḥ
api
also
kāmyānām
selfish
dvāparam
the age of Dvāpara
tat
that
rajaḥ-tamaḥ
predominated by a mixture of the modes of passion and ignorance.
When greed, dissatisfaction, false pride, hypocrisy and envy become prominent, along with attraction for selfish activities, such a time is the age of Dvāpara, dominated by the mixed modes of passion and ignorance.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When there is fondness for dharma with material motives, and also for adharma, such a time is the age of Dvāpara, dominated by the mixed modes of passion and ignorance. At that time greed, dissatisfaction, false pride, cheating and envy become prominent.
Karmaṇāṁ kāmyānāṁ means “in dharma with material motives.” The word ca indicates they also have fondness for adharma. When there is fondness for dharma with material motives and also for adharma, then know that to be Dvāpara-yuga, with a prominence of rajas and tamas. In that age greed and other qualities appear.
Personal Guidance
Greed, dissatisfaction, false pride, hypocrisy, envy, selfish drive — that's inner Dvāpara. Catching ourselves in any of these is not shameful; it's a signal that the mode is mixed and needs purification through nāma and seva.
Reflection Questions
- Which of these six showed up in me today?
- How can I bring it to Kṛṣṇa rather than rationalize it?
My note
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