Devanagari
रजसा कुण्ठमनस: कामात्मानोऽजितेन्द्रिया: ।
पितृन् यजन्त्यनुदिनं गृहेष्वभिरताशया: ॥ १७ ॥
Verse text
rajasā kuṇṭha-manasaḥ
kāmātmāno ’jitendriyāḥ
pitṝn yajanty anudinaṁ
gṛheṣv abhiratāśayāḥ
Synonyms
rajasā
—
by the mode of passion
;
kuṇṭha
—
full of anxieties
;
manasaḥ
—
their minds
;
kāma
—
ātmānaḥ — aspiring for sense gratification
;
ajita
—
uncontrolled
;
indriyāḥ
—
their senses
;
pitṝn
—
the forefathers
;
yajanti
—
they worship
;
anudinam
—
every day
;
gṛheṣu
—
in home life
;
abhirata
—
engaged
;
āśayāḥ
—
their minds .
Translation
Such persons, impelled by the mode of passion, are full of anxieties and always aspire for sense gratification due to uncontrolled senses. They worship the forefathers and are busy day and night improving the economic condition of their family, social or national life.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
With minds fatigued by passion, full of desire, with uncontrolled senses, and minds absorbed in their household affairs, they daily worship the Pitṛs.