Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.24.7
వైకారికస్తైజసశ్చ తామసశ్చేత్యహం త్రివృత్
తన్మాత్రేన్ద్రియమనసాం కారణం చిదచిన్మయః ॥ ౭ ॥
vaikārikas taijasaś ca
[vaikaarikas taijasash cha]
tāmasaś cety ahaṁ tri-vṛt
[taamasash chety aham tri-vrit]
tan-mātrendriya-manasāṁ
[tan-maatrendriya-manasaam]
kāraṇaṁ cid-acin-mayaḥ
[kaaranam chid-achin-mayah]
Word-for-word
vaikārikaḥ
—
in the mode of goodness
taijasaḥ
—
in the mode of passion
ca
—
and
tāmasaḥ
—
in the mode of ignorance
ca
—
also
iti
—
thus
aham
—
false ego
tri-vṛt
—
in three categories
tat-mātra
—
of the subtle forms of sense objects
indriya
—
of the senses
manasām
—
and of the mind
kāraṇam
—
the cause
cit-acit
—
both spirit and matter
mayaḥ
—
encompassing.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vaikārikas taijasaś ca
vaikārikaḥ
in the mode of goodness
taijasaḥ
in the mode of passion
ca
and
tāmasaś cety ahaṁ tri-vṛt
tāmasaḥ
in the mode of ignorance
ca
also
iti
thus
aham
false ego
tri-vṛt
in three categories
tan-mātrendriya-manasāṁ
tat-mātra
of the subtle forms of sense objects
kāraṇaṁ cid-acin-mayaḥ
indriya
of the senses
manasām
and of the mind
kāraṇam
the cause
cit-acit
both spirit and matter
mayaḥ
encompassing.
False ego, which is the cause of physical sensation, the senses and the mind, encompasses both spirit and matter and manifests in three varieties: in the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance.
Purport
The word cid-acin-maya, “encompassing both spirit and matter,” is significant in this regard. The false ego is the illusory combination of the eternal conscious soul and the temporary unconscious body. Because the spirit soul desires to exploit illicitly the creation of God, he is bewildered by the three modes of nature and assumes an illusory identity within the material world. Struggling to enjoy, he becomes more and more entangled in the complexities of illusion and only increases his anxiety. This hopeless situation can be overcome by taking to pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, in which the pleasure of the Supreme Lord becomes the only goal of one’s life.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
False ego, with qualities of matter and spirit, in the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance is the cause of tan-mātras, the senses, and the mind,
Ahaṅkāra (aham) has three functions—sattva, rajas and tamas, which produce mind, senses and tan-mātras. Ahaṅkāra is spiritual and material. This means that though it is material, it acts as covering on the spiritual jīva and becomes one with the jīva, in the form of a knot of matter and spirit.
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