Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.25.7

dharme cārthe ca kāme ca

yadāsau pariniṣṭhitaḥ

guṇānāḿ sannikarṣo 'yaḿ

śraddhā-rati-dhanāvahaḥ

SYNONYMS

dharme — in religiosity; ca — and; arthe — in economic development; ca — and; kāme — in sense gratification; ca — and; yadā — when; asau — this living entity; pariniṣṭhitaḥ — is fixed; guṇānām — of the modes of nature; sannikarṣaḥ — the intermingling; ayam — this; śraddhā — faith; rati — sensual enjoyment; dhana — and wealth; āvahaḥ — which each bring.

TRANSLATION

When a person devotes himself to religiosity, economic development and sense gratification, the faith, wealth and sensual enjoyment obtained by his endeavors display the interaction of the three modes of nature.

PURPORT

Religiosity, economic development and sense gratification are situated within the modes of nature, and the faith, wealth and enjoyment obtained by them clearly reveal the particular situation of a person within the modes of nature.

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