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Shloka 766

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

प्रवृत्तिलक्षणैर्युक्ते नावेक्षति हरि: स्वयम्‌ । प्रजानाथ! राजसी और तामसी--ये दो प्रकृतियाँ दोषोंसे मिश्रित होती हैं। जो पुरुष राजस और तामस प्रकृतिसे युक्त होकर जन्म धारण करता है, वह प्रायः सकाम कर्ममें प्रवृत्तिके लक्षणोंसे युक्त होता है। अतः भगवान्‌ श्रीहरि उसकी ओर नहीं देखते

pravṛttilakṣaṇairyukte nāvekṣati hariḥ svayam | prajānātha rājasi ca tāmasī ca dve prakṛtī doṣamiśre bhavataḥ | yo manuṣyo rājasa-tāmasa-prakṛtyā yukto janma dhārayati sa prāyaḥ sakāma-karmaṇi pravṛtti-lakṣaṇairyukto bhavati | ataḥ bhagavān śrīhariḥ tasya oraṃ na paśyati |

Vaiśampāyana said: “O lord of creatures, when a person is marked by the signs of outward, desire-driven activity, Hari Himself does not turn His gaze toward him. The rajasic and tamasic dispositions are mixed with faults; one who is born under these natures generally inclines to actions performed for personal gain and is characterized by the marks of such worldly engagement. Therefore, the Blessed Śrī Hari does not look upon him with favor.”

प्रवृत्ति-लक्षणैःwith the marks/signs of activity (pravṛtti)
प्रवृत्ति-लक्षणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवृत्ति (स्त्री) + लक्षण (नपुं)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
युक्तेin/with (one) endowed/connected
युक्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त (युज् धातु, क्त)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अवेक्षतिlooks at, regards
अवेक्षति:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-ईक्ष् (धातु)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
हरिःHari (Vishnu)
हरिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (पुं)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वयम्himself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
H
Hari
Ś
Śrī Hari
P
Prajānātha