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rajo rāgātmakaṃ viddhi tṛṣṇāsaṅgasamudbhavam . tannibadhnāti kaunteya karmasaṅgena dehinam
知道「羅闍」（Rajas）是激情之性，生於渴求與執著。俱胝之子啊，它透過對行動的執著，束縛著有身者。
Know rajas to be of the nature of passion, born of hankering and attachment. O son of Kunti, that binds the embodied one through attachment to action.
羅闍（Rajas）的特質代表著活動與抱負。羅闍性的人充滿了渴望與慾望，這些渴望驅使他行動以求滿足。他會執著於那些幫助他實現願望的人，並憎恨那些阻礙他的人。他執著於行動，投身於宏大的事業，進行各種祭祀、儀式和慈善活動。他追逐感官享樂，其慾望如油澆之火，永不滿足。真我並非行動者，而是寂靜的見證者，但羅闍卻在人心中產生「我是行動者」的念頭。羅闍取悅心智，並維持著激情。一個羅闍性的人永不滿足，他總是貪婪而不安。他獲得越多，就變得越激情和貪婪，慾望倍增，沒有什麼能讓他滿足。如果他是一個百萬富翁，他會努力成為億萬富翁，這就像火上澆油，使其燃燒得更旺。羅闍性的人失去理解力和辨別力，其理解力被蒙蔽，他沉醉於財富的驕傲之中，智力混濁，擁有扭曲的智力。由於智力的扭曲，痛苦在他看來是幸福，疼痛在他看來是快樂，悲傷在他看來是喜悅。他的目標是金錢和女人，他崇拜財神為其神。他追逐名聲、榮譽和舒適，並投身於無盡的活動中。敏捷常與魚、閃電和女人的目光聯繫在一起，但羅闍比這些更快。羅闍性的人比這些更活躍。他會想：「我的財產消失後會發生什麼？」因此不必要地擔憂，並投入無盡的活動中。他沒有內心的平靜。他渴望尚未獲得的東西，並執著於已經獲得的東西，這就是「執著」（Sanga）。他會想：「我將做某某行動，我將得到某某結果，我將進行這個祭祀，我將在天堂享受。」這種對行動及其果實的執著就是「業之執著」（Karma Sanga）。
The ality of Rajas denotes activity and ambition. The Rajasic man is full of cravings and desires. The cravings force him to act for their fulfilment. He gets attached to those who help him in the fulfilment of his desire and hates those who stand in his way. He is attached to action. He enters on great undertakings. He performs various sorts of sacrifices and rituals and charitable activities. He runs after sensual pleasures and his desires become insatiable like a flame fed by oil. The Self is not the doer. It is the silent witness but Rajas creates in the man the idea? I am the doer.Rajas pleases the mind and keeps alive the passions.A Rajasic man is never contented. He is ever greedy and restless. The more he acires? the more passionate and greedy he becomes. Desires multiply. Nothing gives him satisfaction. If he is a millionaire? he tries to become a multimillionaire. It is like petrol poured into the fire? which inflames it further. A Rajasic man loses his understanding and power of discrimination. His understanding is clouded. He is under intoxication of the pride of wealth. His intellect is turbid. He has a perverted intellect. On account of perversion of intellect misery appears to him to be happiness pain appears to him to be pleasure sorrow appears to be joy. His goal is money and women. He worships mammon as his god.He runs after name? fame and comforts and involves himself in endless activities. Quickness has been associated with the fish? with the flash of lightning and with the glance of a woman. But Rajas is icker than these. A Rajasic man is more active than these. He thinks What will happen to me after my possessions are gone and thus worries himself unnecessarily and engages himself in endless activities. He has no peace of mind.He thirsts for what has not been attained and is attached to what has already been obtained. He wishes and tries to protect his possessions. This is Sanga. I will do such and such an action. I will get such and such a result. I will do this sacrifice. I will enjoy in heaven. This sort of clinging to action and its fruits is Karma Sanga.