Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
सात्त्विकाच्चाप्यहंकाराद्विद्वि कर्मेद्रियाणि च । एकादशं मनश्चैव राजसं च द्वयोर्विदुः
sāttvikāccāpyahaṃkārādvidvi karmedriyāṇi ca | ekādaśaṃ manaścaiva rājasaṃ ca dvayorviduḥ
De l’ahamkāra dans son aspect sāttvique, dit-on, naissent les facultés des sens et les organes de l’action; et, comme onzième, se tient le mental. Le facteur rājasa est connu comme ce qui met les deux en activité.
Nārada
Scene: A central figure representing ahaṃkāra emits eleven rays: five sensory faculties, five action faculties, and one mind-ray; a red rājasa current animates them like wind in a wheel, suggesting activation and movement.
FAQs
Mind and senses are products of guṇas; mastering rājasa restlessness and cultivating sāttvika clarity is key for dharmic living and spiritual progress.
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