Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 558

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-18 Mokṣa Sannyāsa Yogaḥ

ayuktaḥ prākṛtaḥ stabdhaḥ śaṭho naiṣkṛtiko’lasaḥ | viṣādī dīrgha-sūtrī ca kartā tāmasa ucyate || 28 || 28. That agent who is unqualified, vulgar, obstinate, unscrupulous, dishonest, lazy, morose and a procrastinator is said to be Tamasic Commentary Unqualified (Ayukta) — is unfit for works enjoined by the Shastras, and is engaged in forbidden activities; vulgar (prākṛtaḥ) — uneducated; stubborn (stabdhaḥ) — not disposed to work; unscrupulous (ṣaṭaḥ) — inclined to do nefarious deeds; dishonest (naiṣkṛtikaḥ) — treacherous; lazy (ālasaḥ) — not inclined to carry out even work that is undertaken; morose (viṣādī) — given to excessive moodiness; and a procrastinator (dīrgha-sūtrī) — a person who, while engaged in nefarious activities, spends a lot of time thinking about harming others.