TEXT 29
taijasat tu vikurvanad
buddhi-tattvam abhut sati
dravya-sphurana-vijnanam
indriyanam anugrahah
SYNONYMS
taijasatfrom the false ego in passion; tuthen; vikurvanatundergoing transformation; buddhiintelligence; tattvamprinciple; abhuttook birth; satiO virtuous lady; dravyaobjects; sphuranacoming into view; vijnanamascertaining; indriyanamto the senses; anugrahahgiving assistance.
TRANSLATION
By transformation of the false ego in passion, intelligence takes birth, O virtuous lady. The functions of intelligence are to help in ascertaining the nature of objects when they come into view, and to help the senses.
PURPORT
Intelligence is the discriminating power to understand an object, and it helps the senses make choices. Therefore intelligence is supposed to be the master of the senses. The perfection of intelligence is attained when one becomes fixed in the activities of Krsna consciousness. By the proper use of intelligence ones consciousness is expanded, and the ultimate expansion of consciousness is Krsna consciousness.

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