Go to VersesSingle Page Mode
BG 18.24

यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहंकारेण वा पुनः
क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्

yattu kāmepsunā karma sāhaṃkāreṇa vā punaḥ
kriyate bahulāyāsaṃ tadrājasamudāhṛtam

TRANSLATION

But that act is said to be Rajasika which is performed with great effort by one who seeks to gratify his desires and under the prompting of egoism.

PURPORT

But whatever act is performed by one who seeks to gratify his desires, viz., by one who desires the results of his action and with the feeling of egoism, viz., has the misconceived notion that oneself is the agent; and with a great deal of effort—such an act is of the nature of Rajas. Here va (or) is used in the sense of ca (and). Whatever action is performed by one who possesses the misconceived notion, ‘This action demanding enormous effort is performed entirely by me’—it is said to be Rajasika.