and all that is above, are seen by the Soul.
Know that the Soul pervades the entire being without
any space being left unoccupied. All men should
know the senses, the mind, and the understanding fully.
The three states or qualities called Darkness, Passion,
and Goodness, exist, dependent on the senses, the
mind, and the understanding.[604] Man, by apprehending
with the aid of his intelligence, the manner in which
creatures come and leave the world, is sure to gradually
attain to steadfast tranquillity. The three qualities
(already mentioned, viz., Darkness, Passion, and
Goodness), lead the understanding (to worldly attachments).
In this respect, the Understanding (or Intelligence)
is identical with the Senses and the Mind. The
Understanding, therefore, is identical with the six
(the five senses and the mind), and also with the
objects comprehended by it. When, however, the
Understanding is destroyed, the three qualities (of
Darkness, Passion, and Goodness) are incapable of leading
to action.[605] This universe of immobile and mobile
things consists of that intelligence. It is from
that Intelligence that everything arises and it is
into it that everything subsides. For this reason,
the scriptures indicate that everything is a manifestation
of Intelligence. That by which one hears is the
ear. That by which one smells is called the organ
of smell, and that by which one distinguishes the tastes
is called the tongue. By the coat that covers
the body one acquires perception of touch. That
which is called the Intelligence undergoes modifications.[606]
When the Intelligence desires anything it comes to
be called Mind. The foundations upon which the
Intelligence rests are five in number, each serving
a different purpose. They are called the senses.
The invisible principle, viz., Intelligence rests
on them. The Intelligence that exists in a living
creature concerns itself with the three states (called
Passion, Darkness, and Goodness). Sometimes it
obtains joy and sometimes misery. Sometimes it
becomes divested of both joy and misery. Even
thus the Intelligence exists in the minds of all men.
Sometimes the Intelligence which is made up of the
triple states (already mentioned), transcends those
three states (by yoga), like the lord of rivers, viz.,
the Ocean, with his surges, transgressing his high
continents.[607] That Intelligence which transcends
the three qualities exist in the mind in a pure state
of (unmodified) existence: alone. The quality
of Darkness, however, that impels to action, soon pursues
it. At that time, the Intelligence sets all the
senses to action. The properties of the three
are even thus: joy dwells in Goodness; sorrow
in Passion; delusion in Darkness. All the states
that exist (of the mind) are included in the three
(that have been named). I have now, O Bharata,
told thee about the course of the Understanding.
An intelligent man should subdue all his senses..
The three qualities of Goodness, Passion, and Darkness,