Sanskrit Verse
ragi karma-phala-prepsur lubdho himsatmako 'sucih harsa-sokanvitah karta rajasah parikirtitah
Translation & Meaning
The doer who is passionate, who desires the fruits of actions, who is greedy, violent in nature, impure, and moved by joy and sorrow is declared to be rajasic. Such a person is driven by turbulent emotions and self-seeking motivation.
Key Teachings
- •The rajasic doer craves fruits, is greedy, and acts with violence of temperament
- •Emotional instability — elation and grief — marks the rajasic agent
- •Impurity of motivation and nature characterize rajasic doership
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