SB 11.13.3 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

धर्मो रजस्तमो हन्यात् सत्त्ववृद्धिरनुत्तम: । आशु नश्यति तन्मूलो ह्यधर्म उभये हते ॥ ३ ॥

Verse text

dharmo rajas tamo hanyāt sattva-vṛddhir anuttamaḥ āśu naśyati tan-mūlo hy adharma ubhaye hate

Synonyms

dharmaḥ — religious principles based on devotional service ; rajaḥ — the mode of passion ; tamaḥ — the mode of ignorance ; hanyāt — destroy ; sattva — of goodness ; vṛddhiḥ — by the increase ; anuttamaḥ — the greatest ; āśu — quickly ; naśyati — is destroyed ; tat — of passion and ignorance ; mūlaḥ — the root ; hi — certainly ; adharmaḥ — irreligion ; ubhaye hate — when both are destroyed .

Translation

Religious principles, strengthened by the mode of goodness, destroy the influence of passion and ignorance. When passion and ignorance are overcome, their original cause, irreligion, is quickly vanquished.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Dharma, strengthened by sattva, destroys the influence of rajas and tamas. When rajas and tamas are destroyed, adharma, caused by them, is quickly vanquished. When rajas and tamas (ubhe) are destroyed, adharma, caused by rajas and tamas, is destroyed.