Shloka 7
तमोगुण-निरूपण
Analysis of Tamas and its Marks
नियम्यते तमो यत्र रजत्तत्र प्रवर्तते । नियम्यते रजो यत्र सत्त्वं तत्र प्रवर्तते,जहाँ तमोगुणको रोका जाता है, वहाँ रजोगुण बढ़ता है और जहाँ रजोगुणको दबाया जाता है, वहाँ सत्त्वगुणकी वृद्धि होती है
niyamyate tamo yatra rajas tatra pravartate | niyamyate rajo yatra sattvaṃ tatra pravartate ||
风神伐由说道：当惰性之暗（tamas）被约束时，行动之力（rajas）便开始运作；而当躁动的行动（rajas）被抑制时，清明与平衡（sattva）便走到前面。此教导指向伦理的自我修养：唯有有意识地调御较低的倾向，较高的心性品质方能生起。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
By regulating a lower guṇa, a higher one becomes prominent: restraining tamas allows rajas to function, and restraining rajas allows sattva to manifest. Ethical refinement is presented as a stepwise discipline of control and redirection.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener about the dynamics of the three guṇas—how mental qualities shift when one is checked—framing a practical guideline for inner governance and moral improvement.