Shloka 18
Adhyaya 46 — Cosmic Dissolution, the Emergence of Brahma, and the Measures of Time (Yugas, Manvantaras, and Brahma’s Day)
रजो ब्रह्मा तमो रुद्रो विष्णुः सत्त्वं जगत्पतिः ।
एत एव त्रयो देवा एत एव त्रयो गुणाः ॥
rajo brahmā tamo rudro viṣṇuḥ sattvaṃ jagatpatiḥ | eta eva trayo devā eta eva trayo guṇāḥ ||
رَجَس برہما ہے؛ تَمَس رودر ہے؛ اور سَتْو جگدیشر وشنو ہے۔ یہی تین دیوتا ہیں؛ یہی تین گُن ہیں۔
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FAQs
The verse offers a functional theology: divine forms correspond to the dominant quality governing a cosmic process. It suggests that spiritual maturity involves understanding guṇas and moving toward sattva and ultimately beyond guṇas.
Sarga/Sthiti/Pratisarga are grounded in guṇa dynamics: rajas (creation), sattva (maintenance), tamas (withdrawal).
Internally, rajas/tamas/sattva can be read as modes of mind; deities become archetypes for transforming these modes through devotion, discipline, and insight.