Guest guest Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 BHAGAVAD-GITA 18:32 adharmam dharmam iti ya manyate tamasavrta sarvarthan viparitams ca buddhih sa partha tamasi WORD FOR WORD adharmam--irreligion; dharmam--religion; iti--thus; ya--which; manyate--thinks; tamasa--by illusion; avrta--covered; sarva-arthan--all things; viparitan--in the wrong direction; ca--also; buddhih--intelligence; sa--that; partha--O son of Prtha; tamasi--in the mode of ignorance. TRANSLATION That understanding which considers irreligion to be religion and religion to be irreligion, under the spell of illusion and darkness, and strives always in the wrong direction, O Partha, is in the mode of ignorance. PURPORT Intelligence in the mode of ignorance is always working the opposite of the way it should. It accepts religions which are not actually religions and rejects actual religion. Men in ignorance understand a great soul to be a common man and accept a common man as a great soul. They think truth to be untruth and accept untruth as truth. In all activities they simply take the wrong path; therefore their intelligence is in the mode of ignorance. Copyright 1983 The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International. Used with permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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