Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.28
యదా కర్మసు కామ్యేషు భక్తిర్యశసి దేహినామ్ ।
తదా త్రేతా రజోవృత్తిరితి జానీహి బుద్ధిమన్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥
yadā karmasu kāmyeṣu
[yadaa karmasu kaamyeshu]
bhaktir yaśasi dehinām
[bhaktir yashasi dehinaam]
tadā tretā rajo-vṛttir
[tadaa tretaa rajo-vrittir]
iti jānīhi buddhiman
[iti jaaneehi buddhiman]
Word-for-word
yadā
—
when
karmasu
—
in duties
kāmyeṣu
—
based on selfish desire
bhaktiḥ
—
devotion
yaśasi
—
in honor
dehinām
—
of the embodied souls
tadā
—
then
tretā
—
the age of Tretā
rajaḥ-vṛttiḥ
—
predominated by activities in the mode of passion
iti
—
thus
jānīhi
—
you should understand
buddhi-man
—
O intelligent King Parīkṣit.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yadā karmasu kāmyeṣu
yadā
when
karmasu
in duties
kāmyeṣu
based on selfish desire
bhaktir yaśasi dehinām
bhaktiḥ
devotion
yaśasi
in honor
dehinām
of the embodied souls
tadā tretā rajo-vṛttir
tadā
then
tretā
the age of Tretā
rajaḥ-vṛttiḥ
predominated by activities in the mode of passion
iti jānīhi buddhiman
iti
thus
jānīhi
you should understand
buddhi-man
O intelligent King Parīkṣit.
O most intelligent one, when the conditioned souls are devoted to their duties but have ulterior motives and seek personal prestige, you should understand such a situation to be the age of Tretā, in which the functions of passion are prominent.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O most intelligent Parīkṣit! When the conditioned souls are devoted to dharma with material motives and seek personal prestige, you should understand such a situation to be the age of Tretā, in which the functions of passion are prominent.
The people of Tretā-yuga have inclination for dharma with material desires.
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