ŚB 11.25.19
Devanagari
एधमाने गुणे सत्त्वे देवानां बलमेधते ।
असुराणां च रजसि तमस्युद्धव रक्षसाम् ॥ १९ ॥
असुराणां च रजसि तमस्युद्धव रक्षसाम् ॥ १९ ॥
Text
edhamāne guṇe sattve
devānāṁ balam edhate
asurāṇāṁ ca rajasi
tamasy uddhava rakṣasām
devānāṁ balam edhate
asurāṇāṁ ca rajasi
tamasy uddhava rakṣasām
Synonyms
edhamāne — when it is increasing; guṇe — the mode; sattve — of goodness; devānām — of the demigods; balam — the strength; edhate — increases; asurāṇām — of the enemies of the demigods; ca — and; rajasi — when the mode of passion increases; tamasi — when the mode of ignorance increases; uddhava — O Uddhava; rakṣasām — of the man-eating monsters.
Translation
With the increase of the mode of goodness, the strength of the demigods similarly increases. When passion increases, the demoniac become strong. And with the rise of ignorance, O Uddhava, the strength of the most wicked increases.