16 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 1
to various coverings in different proportions. Thus one can understand
how far he has advanced in terms of sattva-guna and how much he is
covered by rajo-guna and tamo-guna.
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TH GHAI TIE BATT |
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afreramE | sTCTAT IN2 oll
yada sisrksuh pura Gtmanah paro
rajah srjaty esa prthak sva-mayaya
sattvam vicitrdsu riramsur isvarah
SayisyamGnas tama irayaty asau
yadaé—when; sisrksuh—desiring to create; purah—material bodies;
atmanah—for the living entities; parah—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; rajah—the mode of passion; syjati—manifests; esah—He;
prthak—separately, predominantly; sva-mayaya—by His own creative
energy; sattuam—the mode of goodness; vicitrdésu—in various types of
bodies; rirarmsuh—desiring to act; isvarah—the Personality of Godhead;
Sayisyamanah—being about to conclude; tamah—the mode of ig-
norance; irayati—causes to rise; asau—that Supreme.
TRANSLATION
When the Supreme Personality of Godhead creates different
types of bodies, offering a particular body to each living entity ac-
cording to his character and fruitive actions, the Lord revives all
the qualities of material nature —sattva-guna, rajo-guna and tamo-
guna. Then, as the Supersoul, He enters each body and influences
the qualities of creation, maintenance and annihilation, using sat-
tva-guna for maintenance, rajo-guna for creation and tamo-guna
for annihilation.
