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ŚB 11.25.13

Devanagari

यदेतरौ जयेत् सत्त्वं भास्वरं विशदं शिवम् ।
तदा सुखेन युज्येत धर्मज्ञानादिभि: पुमान् ॥ १३ ॥

Text

yadetarau jayet sattvaṁ
bhāsvaraṁ viśadaṁ śivam
tadā sukhena yujyeta
dharma-jñānādibhiḥ pumān

Synonyms

yadā — when; itarau — the other two; jayet — overcomes; sattvam — the mode of goodness; bhāsvaram — luminous; viśadam — pure; śivam — auspicious; tadā — then; sukhena — with happiness; yujyeta — he becomes endowed; dharma — with religiousness; jñāna — knowledge; ādibhiḥ — and other good qualities; pumān — a man.

Translation

When the mode of goodness, which is luminous, pure and auspicious, predominates over passion and ignorance, a man becomes endowed with happiness, virtue, knowledge and other good qualities.

Purport

One can control one’s mind and senses in the mode of goodness.