सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत | ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत
sattvaṃ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata . jñānamāvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayatyuta
婆羅多後裔啊,悅性(Sattva)使人執著於快樂,羅闍(Rajas)使人執著於行動;而答磨(Tamas)則遮蔽知識,也導致疏忽。
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, sattva attaches one to happiness, rajas to action, while tamas, covering up knowledge, leads to inadvertence also.
正如烏雲籠罩太陽,答磨(Tamas)也同樣遮蔽知識或真我的光明。答磨產生對疏忽的執著,即無知或忘記職責,或未能履行必要的(義務性)職責。
Just as a dark cloud enshrouds the sun? so also Tamas envelops knowledge or the light of the Self. Tamas creates an attachment for heedlessness? that is? ignorance or forgetfulness of duty or the nonperformance of necessary (obligatory) duties.