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SB 11.25.26

Devanāgarī

सात्त्विक: कारकोऽसङ्गी रागान्धो राजस: स्मृत: । तामस: स्मृतिविभ्रष्टो निर्गुणो मदपाश्रय: ॥ २६ ॥

Text

sāttvikaḥ kārako ’saṅgī rāgāndho rājasaḥ smṛtaḥ tāmasaḥ smṛti-vibhraṣṭo nirguṇo mad-apāśrayaḥ

Synonyms

sāttvikaḥ—in the mode of goodness;kārakaḥ—the performer of activities;asaṅgī—free from attachment;rāga-andhaḥ—blinded by personal desire;rājasaḥ—the performer in the mode of passion;smṛtaḥ—is considered;tāmasaḥ—the performer in the mode of ignorance;smṛti—from remembrance of what is what;vibhraṣṭaḥ—fallen;nirguṇaḥ—transcendental;mat-apāśrayaḥ—he who has taken shelter of Me.

Translation

A worker free of attachment is in the mode of goodness, a worker blinded by personal desire is in the mode of passion, and a worker who has completely forgotten how to tell right from wrong is in the mode of ignorance. But a worker who has taken shelter of Me is understood to be transcendental to the modes of nature.

Purport

A transcendental worker performs his activities in strict accordance with the directions of Lord Kṛṣṇa and the Lord’s bona fide representatives. Taking shelter of the Lord’s guidance, such a worker remains transcendental to the material modes of nature.
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