Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.32.17

rajasā kuṇṭha-manasaḥ

kāmātmāno 'jitendriyāḥ

pitṝn yajanty anudinaḿ

gṛheṣv abhiratāśayāḥ

SYNONYMS

rajasā — by the mode of passion; kuṇṭha — full of anxieties; manasaḥ — their minds; kāma-ātmānaḥ — aspiring for sense gratification; ajita — uncontrolled; indriyāḥ — their senses; pitṝn — the forefathers; yajanti — they worship; anudinam — every day; gṛheṣu — in home life; abhirata — engaged; āśayāḥ — their minds.

TRANSLATION

Such persons, impelled by the mode of passion, are full of anxieties and always aspire for sense gratification due to uncontrolled senses. They worship the forefathers and are busy day and night improving the economic condition of their family, social or national life.

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