Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.25.19

edhamāne guṇe sattve

devānāḿ balam edhate

asurāṇāḿ ca rajasi

tamasy uddhava rakṣasām

SYNONYMS

edhamāne — when it is increasing; guṇe — the mode; sattve — of goodness; devānām — of the demigods; balam — the strength; edhate — increases; asurāṇām — of the enemies of the demigods; ca — and; rajasi — when the mode of passion increases; tamasi — when the mode of ignorance increases; uddhava — O Uddhava; rakṣasām — of the man-eating monsters.

TRANSLATION

With the increase of the mode of goodness, the strength of the demigods similarly increases. When passion increases, the demoniac become strong. And with the rise of ignorance, O Uddhava, the strength of the most wicked increases.

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