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(Markandeya-Samasya Parva Continued)
Markandeya continued, "O Bharata, the fowler
having expounded these abstruse points, the Brahmana with great attention again
enquired of him about these subtle topics. The Brahmana said, 'Do thou truly
describe to me, who now duly ask thee, the respective virtues of the qualities
of sattwa, rajas, and tamas.' The fowler replied, 'Very well, I shall tell thee
what thou hast asked. I shall describe separately their respective virtues, do
thou listen. Of them tamas is characterised by illusion (spiritual), rajas
incites (men to action), sattwa is of great grandeur, and on that account, it is
said to be the greatest of them. He who is greatly under the influence of
spiritual ignorance, who is foolish, senseless and given to dreaming, who is
idle, unenergetic and swayed by anger and haughtiness, is said to be under the
influence of tamas. And, O Brahmana rishi, that excellent man who is agreeable
in speech, thoughtful, free from envy, industrious in action from an eager
desire to reap its fruits, and of warm temperament, is said to be under the
influence of rajas. And he who is resolute, patient, not subject to anger, free
from malice, and is not skilful in action from want of a selfish desire to reap
its fruits, wise and forbearing, is said to be under the influence of sattwa.
When a man endowed with the sattwa quality, is influenced by worldliness, he
suffers misery; but he hates worldliness, when he realises its full
significance. And then a feeling of indifference to worldly affairs begins to
influence him. And then his pride decreases, and uprightness becomes more
prominent, and his conflicting moral sentiments are reconciled. And then
self-restraint in any matter becomes unnecessary. A man, O Brahmana, may be
born in the Sudra caste, but if he is possessed of good qualities, he may
attain the state of Vaisya and similarly that of a Kshatriya, and if he is
steadfast in rectitude, he may even become a Brahmana. I have described to thee
these virtues, what else dost thou wish to learn?'"
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