Shloka 11
Jājali’s Austerities and the Summons to Tulādhāra (जाजलि–तुलाधार-इतिहासः)
अद्वारेण तमेवार्थ द्वौ दोषावुपजीवत: । तत्र बुद्धिहहिं दुर्धर्षा मन: सामान्यमश्लुते
advāreṇa tam evārthaṃ dvau doṣāv upajīvataḥ | tatra buddhir api durdharṣā manaḥ-sāmānyam aśnute |
Wika ni Vyāsa: Ang rajas at tamas—ang dalawang kapintasan—ay lumalapit sa ligaya ng bagay sa pamamagitan ng “pintong” di nararapat, ang ipinagbabawal na daan, at doon sila nabubuhay. Doon, maging ang buddhi (talino), bagaman likás na mahirap daigin, kapag nakikisama sa manas ay nagiging tulad din ng isip.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rajas and tamas sustain themselves by leading one toward objects of enjoyment through prohibited or unwholesome means; when the intellect associates with the restless mind instead of governing it, even strong discrimination becomes ‘ordinary’—it loses clarity and follows desire and inertia.
In the didactic discourse of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa explains an inner moral psychology: how lower guṇas (rajas and tamas) exploit the pursuit of pleasure, and how buddhi can be degraded when it aligns with manas rather than restraining and guiding it.