Garuda Purana — Brahma Khanda — Chapter 4
GaP 3 4.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ४ श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । यथा ससर्ज भगवांस्त्रीन् गुणान्प्रकृतेस्तदा । लक्ष्मीस्त्रिरूपा संभूता श्रीर्भूर्दुर्गोति संज्ञिता
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 4 śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / yathā sasarja bhagavāṃstrīn guṇānprakṛtestadā / lakṣmīstrirūpā saṃbhūtā śrīrbhūrdurgoti saṃjñitā
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: When the Lord thus created the three qualities of Prakṛti, Lakṣmī came into being in three forms, named Śrī, Bhū, and Durgā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.2
सत्त्वाभिमानिनी श्रीस्तु भूर्देवी रजमानिनी । तमोभिमानिनी दुर्गा ह्येवमाहुर्मनीषिणः
sattvābhimāninī śrīstu bhūrdevī rajamāninī / tamobhimāninī durgā hyevamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
Śrī is the one who identifies with sattva, the goddess Bhū the one identifying with rajas, and Durgā the one identifying with tamas — thus indeed say the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.3
अन्तरं न विजानीयाद्रूपाणां च परस्परम् । गुणानां चैव संबन्धाद्दुर्गादीनां खगेश्वर
antaraṃ na vijānīyādrūpāṇāṃ ca parasparam / guṇānāṃ caiva saṃbandhāddurgādīnāṃ khageśvara
One should not perceive any difference among the forms with respect to one another, nor by reason of their connection with the qualities, O lord of birds, in the case of Durgā and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.4
अन्तरं ये विजानन्ति ते यान्त्यन्धन्तमः परम् । पुरुषस्तु त्रिरूपोभूद्विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा भवेतिसः
antaraṃ ye vijānanti te yāntyandhantamaḥ param / puruṣastu trirūpobhūdviṣṇurbrahmā bhavetisaḥ
Those who do perceive a difference go to the utter blind darkness. And the Puruṣa became threefold: he became Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and (Śiva).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.5
सत्त्वेन लोकान्वर्धयितुं विष्णुः साक्षाद्धरिः स्वयम् । सृष्टिं कर्तुं च रजसा ब्रह्मणि प्राविशद्धरिः
sattvena lokānvardhayituṃ viṣṇuḥ sākṣāddhariḥ svayam / sṛṣṭiṃ kartuṃ ca rajasā brahmaṇi prāviśaddhariḥ
To make the worlds grow by sattva, (he became) Viṣṇu, who is directly Hari himself; and to perform creation, Hari entered into Brahmā by rajas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.6
आद्यो ब्रह्मा स विज्ञेयो न तु साक्षाद्धरिः स्वयम् । तमसापि समान्हन्तुं रुद्रे च प्राविशद्धरिः
ādyo brahmā sa vijñeyo na tu sākṣāddhariḥ svayam / tamasāpi samānhantuṃ rudre ca prāviśaddhariḥ
He is to be known as the first Brahmā, not directly Hari himself; and to destroy them (all) by tamas, Hari entered also into Rudra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.7
रुद्रे स्थितो रुद्रसंज्ञो न रुद्रस्तु हरिः स्वयम् । विष्णुरेव हरिः साक्षात्तावुभौन हरी स्मृतौ
rudre sthito rudrasaṃjño na rudrastu hariḥ svayam / viṣṇureva hariḥ sākṣāttāvubhauna harī smṛtau
Abiding in Rudra he bears the name Rudra, yet Rudra is not Hari himself; Viṣṇu alone is Hari directly — those two (Brahmā and Rudra) are not held to be Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.8
आविष्टरूपौ विज्ञेयौ ब्रह्मरुद्राभिधायकौ । एवं ज्ञात्वा मोक्षमेति नान्यथा तु कथञ्चन
āviṣṭarūpau vijñeyau brahmarudrābhidhāyakau / evaṃ jñātvā mokṣameti nānyathā tu kathañcana
The two forms called Brahmā and Rudra are to be known as (forms he has) entered into; knowing thus one attains liberation, and in no other way whatsoever.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.9
विष्णुब्रह्मादिरूपाणामैक्यं जानन्ति ये द्विजाः । ते यान्ति नरकं घोरं पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम्
viṣṇubrahmādirūpāṇāmaikyaṃ jānanti ye dvijāḥ / te yānti narakaṃ ghoraṃ punarāvṛttivarjitam
Those twice-born who hold the identity of the forms of Viṣṇu, Brahmā and the rest go to a dreadful hell from which there is no return.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.10
गुणत्रयं प्रविष्टस्तु पुरुषो हरिरव्ययः । कार्योन्मुखं यथा भूयात्क्षोभयामास वै तथा
guṇatrayaṃ praviṣṭastu puruṣo hariravyayaḥ / kāryonmukhaṃ yathā bhūyātkṣobhayāmāsa vai tathā
But the Puruṣa, the imperishable Hari, having entered the three qualities, so agitated them that (their) becoming turned toward producing effects.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.11
जातक्षोभाद्भगवतो महानासीद्गुणत्रयात् । गुणत्रये विद्यमानाद्भागादेव न संशयः
jātakṣobhādbhagavato mahānāsīdguṇatrayāt / guṇatraye vidyamānādbhāgādeva na saṃśayaḥ
From the agitation thus arisen from the Lord, the Mahat came to be out of the three qualities — indeed out of the portion existing within the three qualities; there is no doubt of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.12
महतो ब्रह्मवायू च जज्ञाते खाभिमानिनौ । तस्य संवत्सरात्पश्चाद्यमलौ संबभूवतुः
mahato brahmavāyū ca jajñāte khābhimāninau / tasya saṃvatsarātpaścādyamalau saṃbabhūvatuḥ
From Mahat were born Brahmā and Vāyu, the two who identify with space (ether); after a year of his (time) the twins came into being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.13
रजः प्रधानं यत्तत्वं महत्तत्तवमितीरितम् । सर्गं त्विमं विजानीयाद्गुणवैषम्यनामकम्
rajaḥ pradhānaṃ yattatvaṃ mahattattavamitīritam / sargaṃ tvimaṃ vijānīyādguṇavaiṣamyanāmakam
That principle in which rajas predominates is called the Mahat principle; and this creation one should know as named 'the disparity of the qualities.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.14
गरुड उवाच । महत्तत्तवस्वरूपस्य ज्ञानार्थं देवकीसुत । त्वयोक्ता गुणवैषम्यनामिका सृष्टिरुत्तमा
garuḍa uvāca / mahattattavasvarūpasya jñānārthaṃ devakīsuta / tvayoktā guṇavaiṣamyanāmikā sṛṣṭiruttamā
Garuḍa said: In order to (make me) know the nature of the Mahat principle, O son of Devakī, you spoke of the excellent creation named 'disparity of the qualities.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.15
गुणवैषम्यशब्दार्थं मम ब्रूहि महाप्रभो । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । गुणवैषम्यशब्दार्थज्ञापनाय खगेश्वर
guṇavaiṣamyaśabdārthaṃ mama brūhi mahāprabho / śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / guṇavaiṣamyaśabdārthajñāpanāya khageśvara
Tell me the meaning of the word 'disparity of the qualities,' O great Lord. Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: In order to make known the meaning of the word 'disparity of the qualities,' O lord of birds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.16
अपिक्षितं च तत्रादौ गुणसाम्यं न संशयः । सम्यग्ज्ञापयितुं तत्र खादौ तावत्स्वगेश्वर
apikṣitaṃ ca tatrādau guṇasāmyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ / samyagjñāpayituṃ tatra khādau tāvatsvageśvara
there is required at the outset in that (matter) the equilibrium of the qualities, without doubt; in order to make (it) fully known there, first in the case of ether and the rest, O lord of the sky (birds),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.17
राशिभूतं गुणानां तु दर्शयिष्ये स्थितिं च वै । राशीभूतस्य तसमः सकाशाद्विनतासुत
rāśibhūtaṃ guṇānāṃ tu darśayiṣye sthitiṃ ca vai / rāśībhūtasya tasamaḥ sakāśādvinatāsuta
I shall show the condition of the qualities as heaped up in a mass; and from the presence of that mass-become (quality), O son of Vinatā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.18
राशीभूतं रजो ज्ञेयन्द्विगुणं तत्तु नान्यथा । राशीभूतस्य रजसः सकाशाद्विनतासुत
rāśībhūtaṃ rajo jñeyandviguṇaṃ tattu nānyathā / rāśībhūtasya rajasaḥ sakāśādvinatāsuta
Rajas in its aggregated (heaped-up) form is to be known as twofold, and not otherwise; from the side of aggregated rajas, O son of Vinatā—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.19
राशीभूतं तथा सत्त्वं द्विगुणं समुदाहृतम् । मूलप्रकृतिजा ह्येते न मूला प्रकृतिः स्मृता
rāśībhūtaṃ tathā sattvaṃ dviguṇaṃ samudāhṛtam / mūlaprakṛtijā hyete na mūlā prakṛtiḥ smṛtā
likewise sattva in its aggregated form is declared to be twofold. For these are born of the root nature (mūlaprakṛti); they are not held to be the root nature (itself).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.20
यतः प्रकृतिरूपाणां परिच्छेदो न विद्यते । अतः प्रकृतिजा ज्ञेया न मूलास्ते खगेश्वर
yataḥ prakṛtirūpāṇāṃ paricchedo na vidyate / ataḥ prakṛtijā jñeyā na mūlāste khageśvara
Since among the forms of nature no delimitation is found, therefore they are to be known as born of nature, and not as roots, O lord of birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.21
एवं तव गुणानाञ्च परिमाणं खगेश्वर । उक्तं स्वरूपं तेषां तु तव सम्यक् खगेश्वर
evaṃ tava guṇānāñca parimāṇaṃ khageśvara / uktaṃ svarūpaṃ teṣāṃ tu tava samyak khageśvara
Thus, O lord of birds, the measure of the guṇas has been stated to you, and their own proper nature has been rightly told to you, O lord of birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.22
तत्र राशित्रये सत्त्वं केवलं समुदाहृतम् । रजस्तमोभ्यां गरुड ह्यविमिश्रं ह्यतस्तु तत्
tatra rāśitraye sattvaṃ kevalaṃ samudāhṛtam / rajastamobhyāṃ garuḍa hyavimiśraṃ hyatastu tat
Among those three aggregates, sattva is declared to be alone (unmixed); for it is unmingled with rajas and tamas, O Garuḍa—for that reason (it is so called).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.23
केवलं सत्त्वमित्युक्तं न तु श्रेष्ठत्वतः प्रभो । सृष्टिकाले केवलं स्यात्प्रलये मिश्रितं भवेत्
kevalaṃ sattvamityuktaṃ na tu śreṣṭhatvataḥ prabho / sṛṣṭikāle kevalaṃ syātpralaye miśritaṃ bhavet
It is called 'sattva alone', but not because of (its) superiority, O lord; at the time of creation it would be alone, at the dissolution it would become mixed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.24
सर्वदाप्यविमिश्रं च सत्त्वराशिं खगेश्वर । सर्वदापि विमिश्रं च सत्त्वराशिं द्विजोत्तम
sarvadāpyavimiśraṃ ca sattvarāśiṃ khageśvara / sarvadāpi vimiśraṃ ca sattvarāśiṃ dvijottama
(Those who hold) the aggregate of sattva to be always unmixed, O lord of birds, and (those who hold) the aggregate of sattva to be always mixed, O best of the twice-born—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.25
ये विजानन्ति ते सर्वे विशन्ति ह्यधरं तमः । रजस्तमोगुणौ वीन्द्र इतराभ्यां विमिश्रितौ
ye vijānanti te sarve viśanti hyadharaṃ tamaḥ / rajastamoguṇau vīndra itarābhyāṃ vimiśritau
all those who believe (so) enter the lowest darkness. The guṇas rajas and tamas, O chief of the mighty, are mixed with the other two,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.26
सृष्टौ प्रलयकालेपि मिश्रावेव खगेश्वर । राशिभूतेपि रजसि रजोभागाच्छताधिकम्
sṛṣṭau pralayakālepi miśrāveva khageśvara / rāśibhūtepi rajasi rajobhāgācchatādhikam
both at creation and at the time of dissolution they are indeed mixed, O lord of birds. Even in aggregated rajas, (sattva) exceeds the portion of rajas by a hundredfold—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.27
सत्त्वं च मिश्रितं ज्ञेयं नान्यथा पक्षिसत्तम । रजसः शतभागानां मध्ये तु विनतासुत
sattvaṃ ca miśritaṃ jñeyaṃ nānyathā pakṣisattama / rajasaḥ śatabhāgānāṃ madhye tu vinatāsuta
and sattva is to be known as mixed (in it), not otherwise, O best of birds. But among the hundred parts of rajas, O son of Vinatā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.28
य एको भाग उद्दिष्टस्तावत्परिमितं तमः । राशिभूतेपि रजसि मिश्रितं परिकीर्तितम्
ya eko bhāga uddiṣṭastāvatparimitaṃ tamaḥ / rāśibhūtepi rajasi miśritaṃ parikīrtitam
whatever single part is specified—of that much measure is tamas; even in aggregated rajas it is declared to be mixed in.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.29
रजोराशिस्थितिस्त्वेवं तात व्याप्तं तमोगुणैः । राशिभूतेपि तमसि सत्त्वं च विनतासुत
rajorāśisthitistvevaṃ tāta vyāptaṃ tamoguṇaiḥ / rāśibhūtepi tamasi sattvaṃ ca vinatāsuta
Such, my dear, is the condition of the aggregate of rajas, pervaded by the qualities of tamas. Even in aggregated tamas, sattva too, O son of Vinatā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.30
तमः सकाशाद्गरुड दशभागाधिकेन च । मिश्रितं भवतीत्येवं ज्ञातव्यं नात्र संशयः
tamaḥ sakāśādgaruḍa daśabhāgādhikena ca / miśritaṃ bhavatītyevaṃ jñātavyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
is mixed in, exceeding tamas by a tenth part, O Garuḍa—thus it is to be known; there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.31
तमसो दशभागानां मध्ये तु विनतासुत । य एको भाग उद्दिष्टस्तावत्परिमितं रजः
tamaso daśabhāgānāṃ madhye tu vinatāsuta / ya eko bhāga uddiṣṭastāvatparimitaṃ rajaḥ
But among the ten parts of tamas, O son of Vinatā, whatever single part is specified—of that much measure is rajas;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.32
राशिभूतेपि तमसि मिश्रितं भवति ध्रुवम् । तमोराशिस्थितिस्त्वेवं ज्ञातव्या पक्षिसत्तम
rāśibhūtepi tamasi miśritaṃ bhavati dhruvam / tamorāśisthitistvevaṃ jñātavyā pakṣisattama
even in aggregated tamas it is certainly mixed in. Thus the condition of the aggregate of tamas is to be known, O best of birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.33
गरुड उवाच । रशिभूतेपि रजसि राशिभूते तमस्यपि । सत्त्वांशा ह्यधिकाः संतीत्येवमुक्तं मयानघ
garuḍa uvāca / raśibhūtepi rajasi rāśibhūte tamasyapi / sattvāṃśā hyadhikāḥ saṃtītyevamuktaṃ mayānagha
Garuḍa said: That even in aggregated rajas and even in aggregated tamas the portions of sattva are the greater—so it has been stated to me, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.34
तत्र मे संशयो ह्यस्ति शृणु त्वं सात्त्वतां पते । यद्राश्यां यद्रा शिभागा ह्यधिकाः संति यावता
tatra me saṃśayo hyasti śṛṇu tvaṃ sāttvatāṃ pate / yadrāśyāṃ yadrā śibhāgā hyadhikāḥ saṃti yāvatā
About that I have a doubt; listen, O lord of the Sātvatas: in whatever aggregate the portions of whatever (guṇa) are the greater, to that extent—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.35
तावता व्यवहारः स्यात्क्षीरनीरमिव प्रभो । श्रुत्वा स गरुडेनोक्तं भगवान्पुरुषोत्तमः
tāvatā vyavahāraḥ syātkṣīranīramiva prabho / śrutvā sa garuḍenoktaṃ bhagavānpuruṣottamaḥ
to that extent the usage (the naming) should hold, as with milk and water, O lord. Having heard what was said by Garuḍa, the Lord, the highest Person,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.36
उवाच पर मप्रीत्या संस्तुवन् गरुडं हरिः । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । रजोराश्या तमोराश्या सत्त्वराश्यधिका सदा
uvāca para maprītyā saṃstuvan garuḍaṃ hariḥ / śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / rajorāśyā tamorāśyā sattvarāśyadhikā sadā
spoke with the greatest affection, praising Garuḍa—Hari. Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: By (i.e. in) the aggregate of rajas and the aggregate of tamas, the aggregate of sattva is always the greater;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.37
मिश्रितं चापि पक्षीन्द्र न सत्तवमिति कीर्त्यते । रजोराशिस्तमोराशिरित्येवं विबुधा विदुः
miśritaṃ cāpi pakṣīndra na sattavamiti kīrtyate / rajorāśistamorāśirityevaṃ vibudhā viduḥ
and even when mixed, O chief of birds, it is not called sattva: the learned know it thus as the aggregate of rajas, the aggregate of tamas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.38
विषं तु चरुदुग्धस्थं विषमित्युच्यते यथा । एवं मयोक्ता गरुड गुणानां निजसंस्थितिः
viṣaṃ tu carudugdhasthaṃ viṣamityucyate yathā / evaṃ mayoktā garuḍa guṇānāṃ nijasaṃsthitiḥ
But just as poison placed in a dish of milk is still called poison, so, Garuḍa, have I declared the intrinsic condition of the qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.39
साम्यावस्थां गुणानां च शृण्विदानीं खगेश्वर । राशीकृताच्च रजसः जन्यं यच्च कगेश्वर
sāmyāvasthāṃ guṇānāṃ ca śṛṇvidānīṃ khageśvara / rāśīkṛtācca rajasaḥ janyaṃ yacca kageśvara
And now hear, lord of birds, of the state of equilibrium of the qualities, and what is produced from the heaped-up rajas, O lord of birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.40
महत्तत्त्वे प्रविष्टं च यद्रजः परिकीर्तितम् । प्रलये समनुप्राप्ते महत्तत्त्वे स्थितं रजः
mahattattve praviṣṭaṃ ca yadrajaḥ parikīrtitam / pralaye samanuprāpte mahattattve sthitaṃ rajaḥ
And the rajas which is declared to have entered into the great principle (mahat-tattva) — when the dissolution has come on, that rajas abides in the great principle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.41
द्वादशांशेन तु ह्यद्धा विभक्तं भवतिं प्रभो । राशीभूते हि सत्त्वे तु दशभागेन मिश्रितम्
dvādaśāṃśena tu hyaddhā vibhaktaṃ bhavatiṃ prabho / rāśībhūte hi sattve tu daśabhāgena miśritam
And indeed, O lord, it becomes divided directly into twelve parts; in sattva, which has become a heap, it is mixed by ten parts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.42
सम्यक् भवति पक्षीन्द्र तथैकांशेन चाण्डज । तमोराश्या मिश्रितं च भवत्येव न संशयः
samyak bhavati pakṣīndra tathaikāṃśena cāṇḍaja / tamorāśyā miśritaṃ ca bhavatyeva na saṃśayaḥ
It becomes fully (so), lord of birds, and likewise by one part, O egg-born; and it becomes mixed with the heap of tamas — there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.43
अन्येनैकेन भागेन रजोराश्या खगेश्वर । मिश्रितं भवतीत्येवं ज्ञातव्यं नान्यथा क्वचित्
anyenaikena bhāgena rajorāśyā khageśvara / miśritaṃ bhavatītyevaṃ jñātavyaṃ nānyathā kvacit
And by another single part it becomes mixed with the heap of rajas, O lord of birds — thus it is to be known, and never otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.44
गुणत्रयेपि भगवान्महत्तत्त्वस्य चाण्डज । एवं लयस्तु ज्ञातव्यो हृदि तत्त्वार्थवोदिभिः
guṇatrayepi bhagavānmahattattvasya cāṇḍaja / evaṃ layastu jñātavyo hṛdi tattvārthavodibhiḥ
Even in the three qualities the Lord (is present), O egg-born, (as) of the great principle; thus the dissolution is to be known in the heart by those who understand the meaning of the principles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.45
एवं गुणत्रयाणां च मिश्रितत्त्वात्खगेश्वर । गुणसाम्यमिति प्राहुरेवं जानीहि वै खग
evaṃ guṇatrayāṇāṃ ca miśritattvātkhageśvara / guṇasāmyamiti prāhurevaṃ jānīhi vai khaga
Thus, lord of birds, because of the mixedness of the three qualities they call it the equilibrium of the qualities; know it so, O bird.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.46
अन्यथा ये विजानन्ति ते यान्ति ह्यधरं तमः । गरुड उवाच । राशीकृतगुणानां च त्रयाणां परमेश्वर
anyathā ye vijānanti te yānti hyadharaṃ tamaḥ / garuḍa uvāca / rāśīkṛtaguṇānāṃ ca trayāṇāṃ parameśvara
Those who understand it otherwise go indeed to the lowest darkness. Garuḍa said: Of the three heaped-up qualities, O supreme Lord —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.47
विशालानां परं ब्रह्मन्प्रलये गुणसाम्यता । कथं ब्रूहि महाभाग एतत्तत्त्वं समासतः
viśālānāṃ paraṃ brahmanpralaye guṇasāmyatā / kathaṃ brūhi mahābhāga etattattvaṃ samāsataḥ
— of the vast (qualities), O supreme Brahman, (how is there) equilibrium of the qualities at the dissolution? Tell me how, greatly fortunate one — this truth, in brief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.48
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । राशीभूतगुणानां तु त्रयणामपि सत्तम । तदा विमिश्रितत्वेन ह्यवस्थानं विदुर्बुधाः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / rāśībhūtaguṇānāṃ tu trayaṇāmapi sattama / tadā vimiśritatvena hyavasthānaṃ vidurbudhāḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Of the three qualities that have become heaps, O best of beings, the wise know their abiding then to be by way of being intermixed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.49
इदानीं गुणवैषम्यं शृणु सम्यङ् मम प्रिय । सृष्टिकाले तु संप्राप्ते यत्पूर्वं प्रलये खग
idānīṃ guṇavaiṣamyaṃ śṛṇu samyaṅ mama priya / sṛṣṭikāle tu saṃprāpte yatpūrvaṃ pralaye khaga
Now hear rightly from me, my dear, of the disequilibrium of the qualities: when the time of creation has arrived, that which was before, at the dissolution, O bird —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.50
दशभागैश्च सत्त्वे तु मिश्रितं यद्र जस्तथा । तमस्यप्येकभागेन प्रविष्टं यत्तु तद्रजः
daśabhāgaiśca sattve tu miśritaṃ yadra jastathā / tamasyapyekabhāgena praviṣṭaṃ yattu tadrajaḥ
— the rajas which was mixed into sattva by ten parts, and likewise that rajas which entered into tamas by one part,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.51
रजस्यप्येकभागेन प्रविष्टं यच्च तद्रजः । एवं द्वादशभागैश्च प्रविष्टं सर्वशो रजः
rajasyapyekabhāgena praviṣṭaṃ yacca tadrajaḥ / evaṃ dvādaśabhāgaiśca praviṣṭaṃ sarvaśo rajaḥ
and that rajas which entered into rajas itself by one part — thus the rajas has entered altogether by twelve parts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.52
सत्त्वस्तैर्दशभागैश्च तथैकेन रज्ॐशिना । एवमेकादशैर्भागैस्तमस्थांशेन वै व्दिज
sattvastairdaśabhāgaiśca tathaikena rajoṃśinā / evamekādaśairbhāgaistamasthāṃśena vai vdija
Sattva, with those ten parts and likewise with one portion of rajas — thus with eleven parts, together with the portion residing in tamas, O twice-born,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.53
मिश्रितं भवति ह्यद्धा महत्तत्त्वं तदा स्मृतम् । एतदन्यो विशेषश्च मन्तध्यो विनतासुत
miśritaṃ bhavati hyaddhā mahattattvaṃ tadā smṛtam / etadanyo viśeṣaśca mantadhyo vinatāsuta
— it becomes mixed indeed, and that is then called the great principle. And another distinction from this is to be pondered, O son of Vinatā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.54
एकांशस्तामसो ज्ञेयो महत्तत्त्वे न संशयः । एवं त्रयोदशैर्भागैर्मिश्रितं तच्च सत्तम
ekāṃśastāmaso jñeyo mahattattve na saṃśayaḥ / evaṃ trayodaśairbhāgairmiśritaṃ tacca sattama
One part is to be known as belonging to tamas in the great principle — there is no doubt. Thus it is mixed of thirteen parts, O best one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.55
एवमेतद्विजानीयान्नान्यथा तु कथञ्चन । गरुड उवाच । चतुर्मुखाच्छ्रुतं पूर्वं भगवन्सात्त्वतां पते
evametadvijānīyānnānyathā tu kathañcana / garuḍa uvāca / caturmukhācchrutaṃ pūrvaṃ bhagavansāttvatāṃ pate
One should know this thus, and in no way otherwise. Garuḍa said: Formerly I heard from the four-faced one, O Lord, master of the Sāttvatas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.56
चतुर्भागात्समुत्पन्नं महत्तत्त्वमिति प्रभो । तत्रैकांशस्तमः प्रोक्तः त्रिभागो रज एव च
caturbhāgātsamutpannaṃ mahattattvamiti prabho / tatraikāṃśastamaḥ proktaḥ tribhāgo raja eva ca
that the great principle arose from four parts, O Lord; therein one part was said to be tamas and three parts rajas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.57
तदाहुर्ब्रह्मणो रूपं गुणवैषम्यनामकम् । चतुर्भागात्मकं प्रोक्तं महत्तत्त्वं श्रुतं मया
tadāhurbrahmaṇo rūpaṃ guṇavaiṣamyanāmakam / caturbhāgātmakaṃ proktaṃ mahattattvaṃ śrutaṃ mayā
That they call the form of Brahman named 'disequilibrium of the qualities'. I have heard the great principle declared to consist of four parts;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.58
त्रयोदशांशैः संभूतमिति प्रोक्तं त्वयानघ । तदेतत्संशयं छिन्धि कृपालो भक्तवत्सल
trayodaśāṃśaiḥ saṃbhūtamiti proktaṃ tvayānagha / tadetatsaṃśayaṃ chindhi kṛpālo bhaktavatsala
"(But) it has been declared by you, O sinless one, that it arose from thirteen parts. Cut away this doubt of mine, O compassionate one, fond of your devotees."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.59
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । ब्रह्मोक्तम्य मयोक्तस्य विवादो नास्ति सर्वथा । मूलसत्त्वे मिश्रितं च दशभागेन यद्रजः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / brahmoktamya mayoktasya vivādo nāsti sarvathā / mūlasattve miśritaṃ ca daśabhāgena yadrajaḥ
The Blessed Kṛṣṇa said: There is no contradiction at all between what Brahmā said and what I said. The rajas that is mixed into the root sattva by a tenth part —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.60
तत्सर्वं च मिलित्वैव त्वेको भागस्तु कीर्तितः । मूले रजसि यच्चोक्तो रजोभागः खगेश्वर
tatsarvaṃ ca militvaiva tveko bhāgastu kīrtitaḥ / mūle rajasi yaccokto rajobhāgaḥ khageśvara
— all that, taken together, is declared to be a single part. And the portion of rajas that was spoken of as being in root rajas, O lord of birds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.61
भागे द्वितीये विज्ञेयस्तद्रजो नात्र संशयः । मूले तमसि यच्चोक्तो रजोभागस्तथैव च
bhāge dvitīye vijñeyastadrajo nātra saṃśayaḥ / mūle tamasi yaccokto rajobhāgastathaiva ca
that rajas is to be known as the second part; there is no doubt here. And likewise the portion of rajas that was spoken of as being in root tamas
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.62
तृतीयभागो विज्ञेयो नात्र कार्या विचारणा । तथा मूले च तमसि ह्येको भागस्तमः स्मृतः
tṛtīyabhāgo vijñeyo nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / tathā mūle ca tamasi hyeko bhāgastamaḥ smṛtaḥ
is to be known as the third part; no deliberation is to be made here. So too, in root tamas, one part is held to be tamas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.63
एवं त्रिभागो रजसः एकांशस्तमसः स्मृतः । तदाहुर्ब्रह्मणो देहं गुणवैषम्यनामकम्
evaṃ tribhāgo rajasaḥ ekāṃśastamasaḥ smṛtaḥ / tadāhurbrahmaṇo dehaṃ guṇavaiṣamyanāmakam
Thus three parts are of rajas, and one portion is held to be of tamas. That they call the body of Brahmā, named "the unevenness of the guṇas."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.64
गरुड उवाच । महत्तत्त्वस्य चत्वारो भागास्तेषु रजस्त्रयः । तमसस्त्वेक एवेति त्वयोक्तं गरुडध्वज
garuḍa uvāca / mahattattvasya catvāro bhāgāsteṣu rajastrayaḥ / tamasastveka eveti tvayoktaṃ garuḍadhvaja
Garuḍa said: "The mahat-principle has four parts, and among them three are rajas, but only one is of tamas" — so it was stated by you, O you whose banner is Garuḍa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.65
रजोभागात्मको देहोः ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः । इति प्रतीयते ब्रह्मन्वचनात्तव माधव
rajobhāgātmako dehoḥ brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ / iti pratīyate brahmanvacanāttava mādhava
So it is understood from your words, O Mādhava, that the body of Brahmā, the supreme lord, consists of the portion of rajas, O Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.66
शुद्धसत्त्वात्मको देहो ब्रह्मणः परमेष्ठिनः । एवं हि श्रूयते कृष्ण संशयो मेत्र बाधते
śuddhasattvātmako deho brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ / evaṃ hi śrūyate kṛṣṇa saṃśayo metra bādhate
(Yet) the body of Brahmā, the supreme lord, is made of pure sattva — thus indeed it is heard (in scripture), O Kṛṣṇa; a doubt troubles me here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.67
तमेवं संशयं छिन्धि यद्धि तच्छ्रोतुमर्हति । श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । त्रिभागभूते रजसि तथा द्वादशधापि च
tamevaṃ saṃśayaṃ chindhi yaddhi tacchrotumarhati / śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca / tribhāgabhūte rajasi tathā dvādaśadhāpi ca
Cut away this doubt of mine, that (matter) which is fit to be heard. The Blessed Kṛṣṇa said: In rajas, which has become threefold and likewise twelvefold,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.68
रजसोपेक्षया सत्त्वं दशांशाधिकमेव च । प्रविष्टमस्तीति खग ज्ञातव्यं तच्छणु द्विज
rajasopekṣayā sattvaṃ daśāṃśādhikameva ca / praviṣṭamastīti khaga jñātavyaṃ tacchaṇu dvija
in relation to that rajas, sattva greater by a tenth part has entered in — so it is to be known, O bird; hear that, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.69
तमसोपेक्षया सत्त्वं दशांशाधिकमेव वै । प्रविष्टमस्तीति खग वक्तव्यं नात्र संशयः
tamasopekṣayā sattvaṃ daśāṃśādhikameva vai / praviṣṭamastīti khaga vaktavyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ
In relation to that tamas, sattva greater by a tenth part has indeed entered in — so it is to be stated, O bird; there is no doubt here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.70
तमसोपेक्षया तत्र तम एकादशं स्मृतम् । एकांशस्तु रजो ज्ञेयमेवमाहुर्मनीषिणः । एवं च मिलितान्भागान्वक्ष्ये शृणु महामते
tamasopekṣayā tatra tama ekādaśaṃ smṛtam / ekāṃśastu rajo jñeyamevamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ / evaṃ ca militānbhāgānvakṣye śṛṇu mahāmate
There, in relation to tamas, tamas is held to be the eleventh; and one portion is to be known as rajas — thus say the wise. And thus I shall state the combined parts; listen, O great-minded one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.71
महत्तत्त्वसमुत्पत्ता उपादानं खगेश्वर । त्रयोदशांशा विज्ञेया द्वादशाशं रजः स्मृतम्
mahattattvasamutpattā upādānaṃ khageśvara / trayodaśāṃśā vijñeyā dvādaśāśaṃ rajaḥ smṛtam
In the arising of the mahat-principle, O lord of birds, the material cause is to be known as thirteen portions; twelve portions are held to be rajas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.72
एकांशस्तमसो ज्ञेयस्तत्र भागाञ्छृणु द्विजा । आदौ तु द्वादशांशेषु भागान्वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु
ekāṃśastamaso jñeyastatra bhāgāñchṛṇu dvijā / ādau tu dvādaśāṃśeṣu bhāgānvakṣyāmi tacchṛṇu
and one portion is to be known as of tamas. Hear the parts therein, O twice-born. First, among the twelve portions, I shall state the parts; hear that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 3 4.73
एकांशस्तमसो ज्ञेयस्तद्दशां शाधिकं रजः । तच्छतांशाधिकं सत्त्वमेवमाहुर्मनीषिणः
ekāṃśastamaso jñeyastaddaśāṃ śādhikaṃ rajaḥ / tacchatāṃśādhikaṃ sattvamevamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
One portion is to be known as of tamas; rajas is greater than that by a tenth; sattva is greater than that by a hundredth part — thus say the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.74
एकांशतमसि ह्येवं विभागाञ्छृणु सत्तम । एकांशस्तु रजो ज्ञेयस्तमो ह्येका दशाधिकम्
ekāṃśatamasi hyevaṃ vibhāgāñchṛṇu sattama / ekāṃśastu rajo jñeyastamo hyekā daśādhikam
In the single portion of tamas, likewise, hear the divisions, O best one: one portion is to be known as rajas, and tamas is greater by eleven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 3 4.75
तमोभागास्तु विज्ञेयास्तद्दशांशाधिकः स्मृतः । सत्त्वभाग इति ज्ञेयो महत्तत्त्वे खगेश्वर
tamobhāgāstu vijñeyāstaddaśāṃśādhikaḥ smṛtaḥ / sattvabhāga iti jñeyo mahattattve khageśvara
These are to be known as the parts of tamas; and (what is) greater than that by a tenth part is held (to be so). That is to be known as the sattva-part in the mahat-principle, O lord of birds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain