Shloka 3
Guṇa-viveka, Haṁsa-gītā, and the Yoga that Cuts False Ego
धर्मो रजस्तमो हन्यात् सत्त्ववृद्धिरनुत्तम: । आशु नश्यति तन्मूलो ह्यधर्म उभये हते ॥ ३ ॥
dharmo rajas tamo hanyāt sattva-vṛddhir anuttamaḥ āśu naśyati tan-mūlo hy adharma ubhaye hate
သတ္တဝ တိုးပွားခြင်းဖြင့် ခိုင်မာသော ဓမ္မသည် ရဇနှင့် တမကို ဖျက်ဆီးသည်။ နှစ်ပါးလုံး ပျောက်ကွယ်သော် အမြစ်ဖြစ်သော အဓမ္မလည်း လျင်မြန်စွာ ကွယ်ပျောက်သည်။
FAQs
This verse states that dharma destroys rajas and tamas, and since adharma is rooted in those modes, it quickly perishes when they are removed.
In the 11th Canto’s concluding teachings, Śukadeva explains the inner mechanics of spiritual elevation: by living dharmically and cultivating sattva, one uproots the modes that sustain irreligion.
Adopt sattvic habits—truthfulness, self-control, clean living, and devotional practices like hearing and chanting—so that restless passion and dull inertia weaken, and harmful tendencies naturally fade.