Verses on Sāṃkhya 26.3

26.3

sattvenābhibhūte yadā rajastamasī ahaṃkāre bhavatastadā so 'haṃkāraḥ sāttvikastasya ca pūrvācāryaiḥ saṃjñā kṛtā vaikṛta iti tasmādvikṛtādahaṃkārādekādaśaka indriyagaṇa utpadyate / tasmāt sāttvikāni viśuddhānīndriyāṇi svaviṣayasamarthāni tasmāducyate sāttvika ekādaśaka iti / kiṃcānyadbhūtādestanmātraḥ sa tāmasaḥ tamasābhibhūte sattvarajasī ahaṃkāre yadā bhavataḥ so 'haṃkārastāmasa ucyate tasya pūrvācāryakṛtā saṃjñā bhūtādistasmādbhūtāderahaṃkārāttanmātraḥ pañcako gaṇa utpadyate bhūtānāmādibhūtastamobahulastenoktaḥ sa tāmasa iti / tasmādbhūtādeḥ pañcatanmātrako gaṇaḥ kiṃca taijasādubhayaṃ yadārajasābhibhūte sattvatamasī bhavatastadā tasmāt so 'haṃkārastaijasa iti saṃjñāṃ labhate tasmāttaijasādubhayamutpadyate / ubhayamiti ekādaśo gaṇastanmātraḥ pañcakaḥ / yo 'yaṃ sāttviko 'haṃkāro vaikṛtiko vaikṛto bhūtvā ekādaśendriyāṇyutpādayati sa taijasamahaṃkāraṃ sahāyaṃ gṛhṇāti sāttviko niṣkriyaḥ sa taijasayukta indriyotpattau samarthaḥ tathā tāmaso 'haṃkāro bhūtādiḥ saṃjñito niṣkriyatvāttaijasenāhaṃkāreṇa kriyāvatā yuktastanmātrāṇyutpādayati tenoktaṃ taijasādubhayamiti evaṃ taijasenāhaṃkāreṇaindriyāṇyekādaśa pañcatanmātrāṇi kṛtāni bhavanti // 25 //

When rajas and tamas in the ego-maker are overpowered by sattva, then that ego-maker is sāttvika; and its designation made by earlier teachers is ‘vaikṛta’ (modified). From that modified ego-maker arises the elevenfold group of sense faculties. Therefore, the sense faculties are sāttvika, purified, and capable of their own objects; therefore it is said: “the sāttvika group of eleven.” Moreover: “the subtle elements, which are tāmasa, [proceed] from the bhūtādi.” When sattva and rajas in the ego-maker are overpowered by tamas, that ego-maker is called tāmasa; the designation of it made by earlier teachers is ‘bhūtādi’ (source of the elements). From that bhūtādi ego-maker, the fivefold group of subtle elements arises; being the primary source of the elements, it abounds in tamas, and for that reason it is called tāmasa. From that bhūtādi comes the group of five subtle elements. Moreover, “from the taijasa proceed both.” When sattva and tamas are overpowered by rajas, then from that, that ego-maker receives the designation ‘taijasa’ (passionate/energetic); from that taijasa both arise. “Both” means the elevenfold group and the fivefold group of subtle elements. This sāttvika ego-maker, which is vaikṛta, having become modified, produces the eleven sense faculties by taking the taijasa ego-maker as an auxiliary; being sāttvika, it is inactive, [yet] conjoined with the taijasa it is capable of the origination of the sense faculties. Likewise, the tāmasa ego-maker, designated bhūtādi, being inactive, produces the subtle elements when conjoined with the active taijasa ego-maker; for that reason it is said: “from the taijasa proceed both.” Thus by the taijasa ego-maker the eleven sense faculties and the five subtle elements are produced. // 25