Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra
Chapter 1 · sṛṣṭikramakathanādhyāyaḥ · सृष्टिक्रमकथनाध्यायः · Verse 18
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīBṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra manuscript tradition
अहङ्कारस्त्रिध भूत्वा सर्वमेतद्विस्तरात् ।
सात्त्विको राजसश्चैव तामसश्चेदहङ्कृतिः
IAST Transliteration
ahaṅkārastridha bhūtvā sarvametadvistarāt | sāttviko rājasaścaiva tāmasaścedahaṅkṛtiḥ
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English

Ahaṅkāra is of three classes, i.e. with Sāttvika, Rājasika and Tāmasika dispositions. The Divine class, the sensory organs, and the five primordial compounds (air, earth, water, fire, ether) are respectively from the said three Ahaṅkāras.

Hindi

अहंकार के तीन प्रकार हैं — सात्त्विक, राजसिक एवं तामसिक । इन तीन अहंकारों से क्रमशः देवगण, इन्द्रिय-समूह, तथा पञ्च-महाभूत (वायु, पृथ्वी, जल, अग्नि, आकाश) की उत्पत्ति होती है ।

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