Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 18.25
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 18.25 · 18 · Verse 25
Sanskrit Original
।।18.25।।कृते कर्मणि अनुबद्ध्यमानं दुःखम् अनुबन्धः? क्षयः कर्मणि क्रियमाणे अर्थविनाशः? हिंसा तत्र प्राणिपीडा? पौरुषम् आत्मनः कर्मसमापनसामर्थ्यम्? एतानि अनवेक्ष्य अविमृश्य मोहात् परमपुरुषकर्तृत्वाज्ञानाद् यत् कर्म आरभ्यते क्रियते? तत् तामसम् उच्यते।
18.25 'Anubandha' or conseence is here the pain which follows when a work is performed. 'Loss' means loss of wealth involved in doing that act. 'Injury' is the pain caused to living beings when the work is carried out. 'Capacity' is the ability of completing the act. Whenever an act is begun without consideration of these and from delusion, viz., due to ignoring the agency of the Supreme Person - that act is said to be Tamasika.