SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

16 Srimad-Bhigavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 1to various coverings in different proportions. Thus one can understandhow far he has advanced in terms of sattva-gur:w and how much he iscovered by rajo-gur:w and tamo-gur:w.TEXT 10 mm: 3'ffiq;{:qU: " 'P-iq), FNI I f4t ftW\'eR:ftl\'llut t 11 o IIyada sisrk$u pura atmaTUl paroraja srjaty ea prthak sva-mayayasattvam vicitrasu rirarilsur i.Svarasayamar:ws tama irayaty asauyadd-when; sisrk$u-desiring to create; pura-material bodies;atmaM-for the living entities; para-the Supreme Personality ofGodhead; raja-the mode of passion; srjati-manifests; ea-He;prthak-separately, predominantly; sva-mayaya-by His own creativeenergy; sattvam-the mode of goodness; vicitmsu-in various types ofbodies; rirarilsu-desiring to act; i.Soora-the Personality of Godhead;sayi$.yamarya-being about to conclude; tama-the mode of ignorance;irayati-causes to rise; asau-that Supreme.TRANSLATIONWhen the Supreme Personality of Godhead creates differenttypes of bodies, offering a particular body to each living entity accordingto his character and fruitive actions, the Lord revives allthe qualities of material nature-sattva-gur.u-, rajo-gu:t;a and tamogu:t;a.Then, as the Supersoul, He enters each body and influencesthe qualities of creation, maintenance and annihilation, using sattva-gu:t;afor maintenance, rajo-gu:t;a for creation and tamo-gu:t;afor annihilation.