Shloka 9
Guṇa-viveka, Haṁsa-gītā, and the Yoga that Cuts False Ego
श्रीभगवानुवाच अहमित्यन्यथाबुद्धि: प्रमत्तस्य यथा हृदि । उत्सर्पति रजो घोरं ततो वैकारिकं मन: ॥ ९ ॥ रजोयुक्तस्य मनस: सङ्कल्प: सविकल्पक: । तत: कामो गुणध्यानाद् दु:सह: स्याद्धि दुर्मते: ॥ १० ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca aham ity anyathā-buddhiḥ pramattasya yathā hṛdi utsarpati rajo ghoraṁ tato vaikārikaṁ manaḥ
အရှင်ဘုရား မိန့်တော်မူသည်—ဦဒ္ဓဝာ၊ မသတိရှိသူ၏ နှလုံးတွင် “ငါ” ဟူသော မှားယွင်းသဘောတရား ပေါ်ထွန်းလာသည်။ ထိုမှ ရဇ (လှုပ်ရှားသော လောဘတဏှာ) အလွန်ကြမ်းတမ်းစွာ တက်လာ၍ သဘာဝအားဖြင့် သတ္တဝ၌ တည်သော စိတ်သည် ပြောင်းလဲ၍ ဝိကာရဖြစ်လာသည်။
Those who are trying to enjoy material sense gratification are not actually intelligent, although they consider themselves most intelligent. Although such foolish persons themselves criticize the miseries of material life in innumerable books, songs, newspapers, television programs, civic committees, etc., they cannot desist from material life for a single moment. The process by which one is helplessly bound in illusion is clearly described here.
FAQs
This verse explains that the mistaken identity of “I” in the heart awakens rajas (passion), which then agitates and transforms the mind.
In Canto 11, Kṛṣṇa instructs Uddhava on how the guṇas bind the living being; here He traces mental agitation back to false ego and passion.
Notice how ego-driven identification fuels restlessness and impulsive choices; reduce rajas through disciplined living, remembrance of God, and devotional practice that centers identity in the soul rather than the ego.