Shloka 11
तमोगुण-निरूपण
Analysis of Tamas and its Marks
एतेषां गुणतत्त्वानि वक्ष्यन्ते तत्त्वहेतुभि: । समासव्यासयुक्तानि तत्त्वतस्तानि बोधत
eteṣāṃ guṇatattvāni vakṣyante tattvahetubhiḥ | samāsavyāsayuktāni tattvatastāni bodhata |
Vāyu-deva berkata: “Kini akan aku jelaskan, dengan prinsip-prinsip yang kukuh dan membawa kepada kebenaran, hakikat sebenar serta cara berfungsinya guṇa-guṇa itu. Aku akan menerangkannya secara ringkas dan juga terperinci; fahamilah sebagaimana adanya, dan dengarlah dengan pertimbangan yang tajam.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse introduces a disciplined exposition of the guṇas—promising a truth-grounded account of their essential nature and effects, presented both in summary and in detailed analysis, urging attentive understanding.
Vāyu-deva begins an instructional discourse, signaling that he will explain the workings of the three guṇas using sound reasoning, and asks the listener(s) to hear carefully and comprehend the teaching accurately.