Which best describes you at this point in your life? [Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.25.2-5]: SYNONYMS śamah — mind control; damah — sense control; titikshā — tolerance; īkshā — discrimination; tapah — strictly following ones prescribed duty; satyam — truthfulness; dayā — mercy; smritih — observation of the past and future; tushtih — satisfaction; tyāgah — generosity; asprihā — detachment from sense gratification; śraddhā — faith (in the guru and other bona fide authorities); hrīh — shame (due to improper activities); dayā-ādih — charity, simplicity, humility and so on; sva-nirvritih — taking ones pleasure from within; kāmah — material desire; īhā — endeavor; madah — audacity; trishna — dissatisfaction even in gain; stambhah — false pride; āśīh — praying to the demigods and other deities with desire for material gain; bhidā — separatist mentality; sukham — sense gratification; mada-utsāhah — courage based on intoxication; yaśah-prītih — being fond of praise; hāsyam — indulging in ridicule; vīryam — advertising ones power; bala-udyamah — acting on the sanction of ones own strength; krodhah — intolerant anger; lobhah — stinginess; anritam — false speech (speaking what is not stated in scripture as if it were evidence); himsā — enmity; yācñā — begging; dambhah — hypocrisy; klamah — fatigue; kalih — quarrel; śoka-mohau — lamentation and delusion; vishāda-ārtī — unhappiness and false humility; nidrā — sloth; āśā — false expectations; bhīh — fear; anudyamah — lack of endeavor; sattvasya — of the mode of goodness; rajasah — of the mode of passion; ca — and; etāh — these; tamasah — of the mode of ignorance; ca — and; ānupūrvaśah — one after another; vrittayah — the functions; varnita — have been described; prāyāh — for the most part; sannipātam — the combination of these; atho — now; śrinu — please hear. TRANSLATION Mind and sense control, tolerance, discrimination, sticking to ones prescribed duty, truthfulness, mercy, careful study of the past and future, satisfaction in any condition, generosity, renunciation of sense gratification, faith in the spiritual master, being embarrassed at improper action, charity, simplicity, humbleness and satisfaction within oneself are qualities of the mode of goodness. Material desire, great endeavor, audacity, dissatisfaction even in gain, false pride, praying for material advancement, considering oneself different and better than others, sense gratification, rash eagerness to fight, a fondness for hearing oneself praised, the tendency to ridicule others, advertising ones own prowess and justifying ones actions by ones strength are qualities of the mode of passion. Intolerant anger, stinginess, speaking without scriptural authority, violent hatred, living as a parasite, hypocrisy, chronic fatigue, quarrel, lamentation, delusion, unhappiness, depression, sleeping too much, false expectations, fear and laziness constitute the major qualities of the mode of ignorance. Now please hear about the combination of these three modes.
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