Sanskrit Verse
yaya dharmam adharmam ca karyam cakaryam eva ca ayathavat prajanati buddhi sa partha rajasi
Translation & Meaning
The intellect that incorrectly understands righteousness and unrighteousness, and what should be done and what should not be done — that intellect is rajasic, O Arjuna. Rajasic understanding is distorted by passion and self-interest.
Key Teachings
- •Rajasic intellect confuses dharma with adharma due to passion and bias
- •Incorrect perception of right and wrong action is a hallmark of rajas
- •Self-interest corrupts the discriminative faculty and produces erroneous judgment
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