Shloka 766
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
प्रवृत्तिलक्षणैर्युक्ते नावेक्षति हरि: स्वयम् । प्रजानाथ! राजसी और तामसी--ये दो प्रकृतियाँ दोषोंसे मिश्रित होती हैं। जो पुरुष राजस और तामस प्रकृतिसे युक्त होकर जन्म धारण करता है
pravṛttilakṣaṇairyukte nāvekṣati hariḥ svayam | prajānātha rājasi ca tāmasī ca dve prakṛtī doṣamiśre bhavataḥ | yo manuṣyo rājasa-tāmasa-prakṛtyā yukto janma dhārayati sa prāyaḥ sakāma-karmaṇi pravṛtti-lakṣaṇairyukto bhavati | ataḥ bhagavān śrīhariḥ tasya oraṃ na paśyati |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O panginoon ng mga nilalang! Kapag ang isang tao ay may mga palatandaan ng pagkamalabas at pagkilos na pinapatakbo ng pagnanasa at paghahangad ng bunga, si Hari mismo ay hindi lumilingon upang siya’y pagmasdan. Ang mga likas na hilig na rajasic at tamasic ay nahahalo sa mga kapintasan; ang isinilang sa gayong mga kalikasan ay karaniwang nahihilig sa mga gawaing may pansariling pakinabang at nakikilala sa mga tanda ng pakikibabad sa makamundong gawain. Kaya’t ang Mapalad na Śrī Hari ay hindi tumitingin sa kanya nang may pagsang-ayon.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person dominated by rajas and tamas tends toward desire-motivated action (sakāma karma) and the outward marks of pravṛtti; such a disposition is portrayed as spiritually defective, and therefore the Lord’s favorable regard is withheld. The ethical thrust is to move away from passion and inertia toward purity, restraint, and higher-minded action.
Vaiśampāyana is explaining to the addressed listener (called ‘Prajānātha’) a doctrinal point about human dispositions: rajasic and tamasic natures lead most people into result-seeking activity, and this state is described as one that does not attract Hari’s gracious attention.