Shloka 31
तमोगुण-निरूपण
Analysis of Tamas and its Marks
शूद्रयोनिमतिक्रम्य ये चान्ये तामसा गुणा: । स्रोतोमध्ये समागम्य वर्तन्ते तामसे गुणे,कोई शूद्रयोनिसे आगे बढ़कर भी तामस गुणोंसे युक्त हो जाते हैं और उसके प्रवाहमें पड़कर तमोगुणमें ही प्रवृत्त रहते हैं
śūdrayonim atikramya ye cānye tāmasā guṇāḥ | srotomadhye samāgamya vartante tāmase guṇe ||
风神伐由说道：“即便有人已超越首陀罗之生，或他人被惰暗之性（tamas）所制；当他们在流势之中段相会聚合时，仍在惰暗之质的支配下行动与运转。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inner disposition and company shape conduct more decisively than external status. Even if one ‘crosses beyond’ a low station, tamasic tendencies—especially reinforced by association—can keep a person acting in ignorance, inertia, and ethically unrefined ways.
Vāyu is instructing the listener about the operation of the guṇas. He explains how people, when drawn into a prevailing ‘current’ of tamas (a social or psychological stream), continue to function under tamasic influence despite apparent advancement.