Shloka 7
Nārāyaṇa’s Impartiality, Absorption in Kṛṣṇa, and the Jaya–Vijaya Descent
Prelude to Prahlāda’s History
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति प्रकृतेर्नात्मनो गुणा: । न तेषां युगपद्राजन् ह्रास उल्लास एव वा ॥ ७ ॥
sattvaṁ rajas tama iti prakṛter nātmano guṇāḥ na teṣāṁ yugapad rājan hrāsa ullāsa eva vā
ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ສັດຕະວະ ຣະຊະ ແລະ ຕະມະ ເປັນກຸນຂອງປຣະກຶຕິ ບໍ່ແມ່ນຂອງພຣະອາຕະມັນສູງສຸດ; ກຸນທັງສາມນີ້ບໍ່ອາດເພີ່ມຫຼືຫຼຸດພ້ອມກັນໃນເວລາດຽວໄດ້.
The original position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is one of equality. There is no question of His being influenced by sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa or tamo-guṇa, for these material qualities cannot touch the Supreme Lord. The Lord is therefore called the supreme īśvara. Īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ: He is the supreme controller. He controls the material qualities ( daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā ). Mayādhyakṣena prakṛtiḥ sūyate: material nature ( prakṛti ) works under His order. How, then, can He be under the qualities of prakṛti ? Kṛṣṇa is never influenced by the material qualities. Therefore there is no question of partiality in the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
FAQs
This verse explains that sattva, rajas, and tamas belong to prakṛti (material nature), not to the ātmā (soul).
Because the soul is spiritual and distinct from matter; the changing modes describe material conditioning, not the intrinsic nature of the self.
By recognizing moods like clarity, agitation, or laziness as effects of the gunas, one can practice steadiness and devotion to rise beyond material influence.