Chapter 14. The Three
Modes Of Material Nature
TEXT 11
sarva-dvaresu dehe 'smin
prakasa upajayate
jnanam yada tada vidyad
vivrddham sattvam ity uta
SYNONYMS
sarva-dvaresu--all
the gates; dehe asmin--in this body; prakasah--quality of
illumination; upajayate--develops; jnanam--knowledge; yada--when;
tada--at that time; vidyat--must know; vivrddham--increased;
sattvam--the mode of goodness; iti--thus; uta--said.
TRANSLATION
The manifestations
of the mode of goodness can be experienced when all the gates of the body
are illuminated by knowledge.
PURPORT
There are nine
gates in the body: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, the mouth, the genital
and the anus. In every gate, when the symptom of goodness is illuminated,
it should be understood that one has developed the mode of goodness. In
the mode of goodness, one can see things in the right position, one can
hear things in the right position, and one can taste things in the right
position. One becomes cleansed inside and outside. In every gate there
is development of the symptoms of happiness, and that is the position of
goodness.
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