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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 |

毗湿摩波耶那说:“众生之主啊!若有人具备向外驰求、为欲望与果报所驱使之行动的征相,哈利(Hari)自身亦不转目垂顾。罗阇(rajas)与昏暗(tamas)之性夹杂过失;生于此二性者,多趋向为私利而作之业,并以沉溺世务之相为人所识。故吉祥的室利·哈利不以恩目观之。”

प्रवृत्ति-लक्षणैःwith the marks/signs of activity (pravṛtti)
प्रवृत्ति-लक्षणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवृत्ति (स्त्री) + लक्षण (नपुं)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
युक्तेin/with (one) endowed/connected
युक्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त (युज् धातु, क्त)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अवेक्षतिlooks at, regards
अवेक्षति:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-ईक्ष् (धातु)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
हरिःHari (Vishnu)
हरिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (पुं)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वयम्himself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
H
Hari
Ś
Śrī Hari
P
Prajānātha

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.