अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च | तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन
aprakāśo.apravṛttiśca pramādo moha eva ca . tamasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe kurunandana
俱卢族后裔啊，当惰性（tamas）主导时，无辨别力、不活动、疏忽和迷惑便会确实产生。
O descendant of the Kuru dynasty, when tamas predominates these surely [i.e. without exception.-M.S.] come into being: non-discrimination and inactivity, inadvertence and delusion.
当惰性（Tamas）增加时，黑暗、不愿做任何事的欲望、对职责的遗忘和困惑便会产生。黑暗：缺乏辨别力。不活动（Apravritti）：极度不活跃。疏忽（Pramada）和迷惑（Moha）是黑暗的后果。这些是惰性占据主导的特征或标志。惰性是精神进步和生活中任何领域成功的巨大障碍，必须不惜一切代价将其消除。人们将惰性误认为是悦性（Sattva）或寂静（Shanti，和平）。他们将惰性之人误认为是寂静的瑜伽士。“一切都是定数，一切都是幻象，没有世界，我为什么要工作？工作会束缚我。我是梵。”这不是灵性，而是纯粹而浓厚的惰性。
When Tamas increases? darkness? a desire to do nothing? forgetfulness of ones duties and confusion ome into existence.Darkness Absence of discrimination.Apravritti Inertness extreme inactivity.Pramada (heedlessness) and Moha (delusion) are the effects of darkness. These are the characteristics or marks which indicate that Tamas is predominant. Tamas is a great stumbling block to spiritual progress and success in any walk of life. It must be destroyed at all costs. People mistake Tamas for Sattva or Santi (peace). They take the Tamasic man for a silent Yogi All is Prarabdha Everything is Maya There is no world Why should I work Work will bind me. I am Brahman. This is not spirituality but pure and thick Tamas.