लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।
रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
।।14.12।। हे भरतश्रेष्ठ रजोगुण के प्रवृद्ध होने पर लोभ? प्रवृत्ति (सामान्य चेष्टा) कर्मों का आरम्भ? शम का अभाव तथा स्पृहा? ये सब उत्पन्न होते हैं।।
Lord Krishna now describes what is indicative of passion with the following words. The word lobha means greed, avarice, parsimony regarding wealth. The word pravritih means restlessness with no specific purpose or reason. The word arambhah means engaging in fruitive activities. The word asamah means agitation of the senses. The word spriha means craving for sense gratification. All of these qualities manifest when raja guna or the mode of passion is predominant.
