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The Three Modes of Material Nature
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PURPORT
A person in the mode of goodness is satisfied by his work or intellectual pursuit, just as a philosopher, scientist, or educator may be engaged in a particular field of knowledge and may be satisfied in that way. A man in the modes of passion and goodness may be engaged in fruitive activity; he owns as much as he can and spends for good causes. Sometimes he tries to open hospitals, give to charity institutions, etc. These are the signs of one in the mode of passion. And the mode of ignorance covers knowledge. In the mode of ignorance, whatever one does is neither good for him nor for anyone.
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रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत । रजः सत्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्वं रजस्तथा ॥१०॥
rajas tamaś cābhibhūya sattvaṁ bhavati bhārata rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaś caiva tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā
rajaḥ —mode of passion;  tamaḥ —mode of ignorance;  ca —also;  abhibhūya —also surpassing;  sattvam —mode of goodness;  bhavati —becomes prominent;  bhārata —O son of Bharata;  rajaḥ —mode of passion;  sattvam —mode of goodness;  tamaḥ —mode of ignorance;  ca —also;  eva —like that;  tamaḥ —mode of ignorance;  sattvam —mode of goodness;  rajaḥ —mode of passion;  tathā —as in this.
TRANSLATION
Sometimes the mode of passion becomes prominent, defeating the mode of goodness, O son of Bharata. And sometimes the mode of goodness defeats passion, and at other times the mode of ignorance defeats goodness and passion. In this way there is always competition for supremacy.
PURPORT
When the mode of passion is prominent, the modes of goodness and ignorance are defeated. When the mode of goodness is prominent, passion