SB 11.25.19

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 25: The Three Modes of Nature and Beyond

SB 11.25.18

SB 11.25.20

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 19

edhamāne guṇe sattve
devānāṁ balam edhate
asurāṇāṁ ca rajasi
tamasy uddhava rakṣasām

SYNONYMS

edhamāne—when it is increasing; guṇe—the mode; sattve—of goodness; devānām—of the demigods; balam—the strength; edhate—increases; asurāṇām—of the enemies of the demigods; ca—and; rajasi—when the mode of passion increases; tamasi—when the mode of ignorance increases; uddhava—O Uddhava; rakṣasām—of the man-eating monsters.

TRANSLATION

With the increase of the mode of goodness, the strength of the demigods similarly increases. When passion increases, the demoniac become strong. And with the rise of ignorance, O Uddhava, the strength of the most wicked increases.

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