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अप्रकाशॊ ऽपरवृत्तिश च परमादॊ मॊह एव च तमस्य एतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन
aprakāśo ’pravṛttiś ca pramādo moha eva ca tamasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe kuru-nandana
WORD BY WORD
aprakāśaḥ darkness; apravṛttiḥ inactivity; ca and; pramādaḥ madness; mohaḥ illusion; eva certainly; ca also; tamasi the mode of ignorance; etāni these; jāyante are manifested; vivṛddhe when developed; kuru-nandana O son of Kuru;
TRANSLATION
| When there is an increase in the mode of ignorance, O son of Kuru, darkness, inertia, madness and illusion are manifested.
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PURPORT
| When there is no illumination, knowledge is absent. One in the mode of ignorance does not work by a regulative principle; he wants to act whimsically, for no purpose. Even though he has the capacity to work, he makes no endeavor. This is called illusion. Although consciousness is going on, life is inactive. These are the symptoms of one in the mode of ignorance.
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