Shloka 6
Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
तिलेषु वा यथा तैलं घृतं पयसि वा स्थितम् ।
तथा तमसि सत्त्वे च रजोऽप्यनुसृतं स्थितम् ॥
tileṣu vā yathā tailaṃ ghṛtaṃ payasi vā sthitam |
tathā tamasi sattve ca rajo 'py anusṛtaṃ sthitam ||
De même que l’huile demeure dans les graines de sésame, ou que le ghee demeure dans le lait, de même rajas reste présent—pénétrant et latent—au sein de tamas et de sattva.
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FAQs
Even when life seems ‘quiet’ (sattva–tamas balance), the seed of activity (rajas) remains. Ethically, vigilance is advised: latent impulses can re-emerge unless transformed by knowledge and discipline.
Supports Sarga/Pratisarga mechanics: rajas is the activator of manifestation; its latent presence explains how creation can recommence without introducing a new substance.
The analogies point to ‘extraction’: just as oil/ghee can be brought forth by processing, cosmic activity emerges when conditions ‘churn’ prakṛti—anticipating the coming kṣobha (agitation) by the Lord.