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| Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 26: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.26.14
mano buddhir ahankaras
SYNONYMS
manah -- the mind; buddhih -- intelligence; ahankarah -- ego; cittam -- consciousness; iti -- thus; antah-atmakam -- the internal, subtle senses; catuh-dha -- having four aspects; lakshyate -- is observed; bhedah -- the distinction; vrittya -- by their functions; lakshana-rupaya -- representing different characteristics.
TRANSLATION
The internal, subtle senses are experienced as having four aspects, in the shape of mind, intelligence, ego and contaminated consciousness. Distinctions between them can be made only by different functions, since they represent different characteristics.
PURPORT
The four internal senses, or subtle senses, described herein are defined by different characteristics. When pure consciousness is polluted by material contamination and when identification with the body becomes prominent, one is said to be situated under false ego. Consciousness is the function of the soul, and therefore behind consciousness there is soul. Consciousness polluted by material contamination is called ahankara.
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