Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 5
Guṇa-viveka, Haṁsa-gītā, and the Yoga that Cuts False Ego
तत्तत् सात्त्विकमेवैषां यद् यद् वृद्धा: प्रचक्षते । निन्दन्ति तामसं तत्तद् राजसं तदुपेक्षितम् ॥ ५ ॥
tat tat sāttvikam evaiṣāṁ yad yad vṛddhāḥ pracakṣate nindanti tāmasaṁ tat tad rājasaṁ tad-upekṣitam
Di antara sepuluh hal itu, para resi tua yang memahami Veda memuji yang bersifat sattvika, mencela dan menolak yang tamasika, serta bersikap acuh terhadap yang rajasika.
FAQs
It teaches that what the truly wise elders approve is sāttvika (goodness), what they condemn is tāmasa (ignorance), and what they ignore or dismiss is rājasa (passion).
Krishna is training Uddhava to discern the modes of nature in social and moral judgments—how goodness aligns with the guidance of the wise, while passion and ignorance distort values.
Seek counsel from genuinely virtuous and experienced devotees/elders; treat what they praise as worth cultivating, avoid what they strongly criticize, and be cautious of pursuits that wise people consistently consider trivial or distracting.