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Chapter 14
Link:- In the next verse, the Lord describes the marks, when there is an increase, in the mode of passion.
lobhah pravrttirarambhah karmanamasamah sprha
rajasyetani jayante vivrddhe bharatarsabha
Greed, activity, inclination to net with interested motives, unrest and craving - these spring up, Oh best of the Bharatas, when there is an increase in the mode of passion (Rajas). 12
Comment:-
Lobhah:- Greed, is the lust for multiplying wealth and possessions. But, if wealth increases without illegal means through one's own profession or business, though one has no craving, it is not greed.
'Pravrttih:- The urge, to undertake various form of activities is 'Pravrtti'. Activity free from attachment and aversion, is not harmful, because even great souls, who have transcended the three modes of nature, are engaged in activity (Gita 14/22). But it is harmful, if it is performed with attachment and a desire forits fruit.
Arambhah katntarapm:- These actions are undertaken, in order to gain wealth, name, fame and praise etc. Performance of new actions, for worldly pleasure and prosperity, is the undertaking of actions viz., 'Arambha' while one's profession or an activity according to circumstances or need of the hour, is a 'Pravrtti'.
The goal of human life, is not worldly pleasure or prosperity but God-realization. So, in the Disciplines of Devotion and Knowledge, emphasis has been laid on giving up all initiative, for Arambhah action with interested motive (12/16, 14/25). In the Discipline of Action, acts are performed without desires and self-centred projections (Gita 4/19). Without actions, a striver, following the Discipline of Action cannot attain equanimity, (Gita 6/3). So a striver, should be engaged in action, according to the circumstances available, without having any attachment. By doing so, his urge for action, comes to an end. That, undertaking of actions, tutus into activity.
Asamah:- Unrest or dissatisfaction in the mind, is called 'Asama. Unfulfilled desires cause unrest. If desires are renounced; there is no, restlessness.
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