SrI: SrImathE satakOpAya nama: SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama: SrImadh varavaramunayE nama:
sUthram 95
The commentator now explains the function of thamas.
sUthram
தமஸ்ஸு விபரீதஜ்ஞாநத்தையும், அநவதா4நத்தையும், ஆலஸ்யத்தையும், நித்3ரையையும் பிறப்பிக்கும்.
thamassu viparIthagyAnaththaiyum, anavadhAnaththaiyum, Alasyaththaiyum, nidhraiyaiyum piRappikkum.
Meaning
thamas gives rise to false knowledge, inattentiveness, laziness, and sleep.
Explanation
The commentator explains that thamas gives rise to viparItha gyAna, anavadhAna, Alasya, and nidhrA.
This is supported by the SrI bhagavath gIthA 14.8
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम् ।
प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत ॥
thamas thvagyAnajam vidhdhi mOhanam sarvadhEhinAm |
pramAdhAlasyanidhrAbhis than nibadhnAthi bhAratha ||
“Know thamas to be born of ignorance, deluding all embodied beings. It binds, Oh bhAratha! through heedlessness, sloth, and sleep.”
The commentator explains these terms as follows:
- viparItha gyAna – knowledge that is contrary to the true nature of a thing.
- anavadhAna – lack of attentiveness or absence of focus on the task being performed.
- Alasya – reluctance or unwillingness to undertake any activity.
- nidhrA – sleep, the cessation of the activity of all the senses in a person, brought about by fatigue.
Thus, thamas binds the embodied self through delusion, negligence, laziness, and sleep.
adiyen vAsudhEva rAmAnuja dhAsan
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