Madhya 20.301

TEXT 301

TEXT

ব্রহ্মা, বিষ্ণু, শিব, - তিন গুণ অবতার ।
ত্রিগুণ অঙ্গীকরি' করে সৃষ্ট্যাদি-ব্যবহার ॥ ৩০১ ॥

brahma, visnu, siva,-tina guna avatara

tri-guna aṅgikari' kare srsty-adi-vyavahara

SYNONYMS

brahma, visnu, siva-Lord Brahma, Lord Visnu and Lord Siva; tina-three; guna avatara-the incarnations of the material qualities; tri-guna-the three qualities of material nature; aṅgikari'-accepting; kare-does; srsti-adi-vyavahara-transactions in reference to the creation, maintenance and dissolution.

TRANSLATION

"There are three functions within this material world. Everything here is created, everything is maintained for some time, and everything is finally dissolved. The Lord therefore incarnates Himself as the controllers of the three qualities-sattva-guna, rajo-guna and tamo-guna [goodness, passion and ignorance]. Thus the transactions of the material world take place.

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