Shloka 4
Guṇa-viveka, Haṁsa-gītā, and the Yoga that Cuts False Ego
आगमोऽप: प्रजा देश: काल: कर्म च जन्म च । ध्यानं मन्त्रोऽथ संस्कारो दशैते गुणहेतव: ॥ ४ ॥
āgamo ’paḥ prajā deśaḥ kālaḥ karma ca janma ca dhyānaṁ mantro ’tha saṁskāro daśaite guṇa-hetavaḥ
ကျမ်းစာ၊ ရေ၊ သားသမီး သို့မဟုတ် လူထုနှင့် ပေါင်းသင်းမှု၊ နေရာဒေသ၊ အချိန်ကာလ၊ ကမ္မ၊ မွေးဖွားမှု၊ သမာဓိ၊ မန္တရဇပ်၊ နှင့် သန့်စင်အခမ်းအနား—ဤဆယ်ပါးသည် ဂုဏ်များ ပေါ်လွင်စေသော အကြောင်းရင်းများဖြစ်သည်။
The ten items mentioned above possess superior and inferior qualities and are thus identified as being in goodness, passion or ignorance. One can increase the mode of goodness by selecting religious scriptures in goodness, pure water, friendship with other persons in goodness, and so on. One should scrupulously avoid any of these ten items that may be polluted by an inferior mode of nature.
FAQs
It lists ten factors—scripture, water, people/progeny, place, time, karma, birth, meditation, mantra, and saṁskāra—as causes that generate and shape the influence of sattva, rajas, and tamas.
To help Uddhava understand how material conditioning arises and how it can be purified or transcended through right guidance, practices, and environment while pursuing devotion.
Choose uplifting association and environment, regulate habits and work, follow authentic śāstra, keep purity (including water and cleanliness), and adopt steady sādhana—meditation, mantra-japa, and purifying disciplines (saṁskāras/practices).