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Chapter 32: Entanglement in Fruitive Activities

Verse 17 of 38
SB 3.32.17

रजसा कुण्ठमनसः कामात्मानो ऽजितेन्द्रियाः पितॄन्यजन्त्यनुदिनं गृहेष्वभिरताशयाः

rajasā kuṇṭha-manasaḥ kāmātmāno 'jitendriyāḥ pitṝn yajanty anudinaṁ gṛheṣv abhiratāśayāḥ

Synonyms

rajasā—by the mode of passion; kuṇṭha—full of anxieties; manasaḥ—their minds; kāma-ātmānaḥ—aspiring for sense gratification; ajita—uncontrolled; indriyāḥ—their senses; pitṝn—the forefathers; yajanti—they worship; anudinam—every day; gṛheṣu—in home life; abhirata—engaged; āśayāḥ—their minds..

Translation

Such persons, impelled by the mode of passion, are full of anxieties and always aspire for sense gratification due to uncontrolled senses. They worship the forefathers and are busy day and night improving the economic condition of their family, social or national life.

Verse 17 of 38