‘The
three gunas are associated with prakruthi. As the body is made off prakruthic
material, the three gunas are associated with the body and not the atma. The
atma sends its knowledge to the mind. The mind contains the three gunas and
depending upon which one is in higher concentration it affects sensory
perception as well as learning. You must try to enhance satva guna by
eliminating the other two gunas. Finally you must also rid yourself of satva
guna in order to attain me.’ said Lord Krishna.
‘Why
should satva guna be eliminated as well?’
‘Increased
satva guna will keep you happy. As you are happy, you will never wish to leave
samsara. People wish to leave samsara because they know that they cannot be
always happy.’
‘Why
should I increase satva guna in the first place? Why not eliminate it as well?’
‘Increase
in rajo and tamo gunams make your senses go astray. In order to control your
senses you need satva guna which also increases devotion towards me. Bakthi
further enhances satva guna.’
‘Why did
you give us tamo and rajo gunas in the first place if we should eliminate
them?’ asked Udhavar.
‘To make
creation more interesting. The following ten can be subdivided into three
categories based on the guna they enhance. Take the category which enhances
satva guna and leave the rest.’
Item
|
Sub
division
|
Quality
enhanced
|
Shastra
|
Upanishads
and Vedanta
|
Satva
|
Karma
Kandam
|
Rajas
|
|
Avedic
shastras
|
Tamo
|
|
Water
|
Holy
rivers, natural sources
|
Satva
|
Flavoured
|
Rajas
|
|
Mixed
with alcohol
|
Tamo
|
|
People
|
Bagawathas,
Prapannas
|
Satva
|
Ritualist
|
Rajas
|
|
Against
Shastras
|
Tamo
|
|
Country
|
Solitary
places dedicated to Lord's worship
|
Satva
|
Crowded
places
|
Rajas
|
|
Gambling
places
|
Tamo
|
|
Time
|
Dawn
between 4 am - 6am
|
Satva
|
Afternoon
|
Rajas
|
|
Night
|
Tamo
|
|
Karma
|
Nithya
karmas like sandhyavandhanam, naimithika like amavsai tarpanam
|
Satva
|
Kamya
karma like ishti yagams
|
Rajas
|
|
Abhijara
karma like senai yagam.
|
Tamo
|
|
Births
|
With
bakthi, kaimkaryam to bagawatha
|
Satva
|
Egoist,
worship other deities
|
Rajas
|
|
Those
who worship ghosts etc
|
Tamo
|
|
Meditation
|
Upon
Lord
|
Satva
|
Upon
other deities
|
Rajas
|
|
Upon
evev lower deities like village deities
|
Tamo
|
|
Manthram
|
Upon
Perumal
|
Satva
|
Upon
other deities
|
Rajas
|
|
Upon
evev lower deities like village deities
|
Tamo
|
|
Samskaram
|
Done to
uplift mind
|
Satva
|
Done to
improve bodily functions
|
Rajas
|
|
Done to
improve family life etc
|
Tamo
|
‘Why did
you give rajasic and tamasic shastras/karmas? Why didn’t you just give satvik
shastras?’
Continued On: http://thoughtsonsanathanadharma.blogspot.ca/2014/09/srimadh-bagawatham-krishnas-instruction_25.html
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