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| Chapter 14: The Three Modes Of Material Nature |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 14.13
aprakaso 'pravrittis ca
SYNONYMS
aprakasah -- darkness; apravrittih -- inactivity; ca -- and; pramadah -- madness; mohah -- illusion; eva -- certainly; ca -- also; tamasi -- the mode of ignorance; etani -- these; jayante -- are manifested; vivriddhe -- when developed; kuru-nandana -- O son of Kuru.
TRANSLATION
When there is an increase in the mode of ignorance, O son of Kuru, darkness, inertia, madness and illusion are manifested.
PURPORT
When there is no illumination, knowledge is absent. One in the mode of ignorance does not work by a regulative principle; he wants to act whimsically, for no purpose. Even though he has the capacity to work, he makes no endeavor. This is called illusion. Although consciousness is going on, life is inactive. These are the symptoms of one in the mode of ignorance.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness