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1-4. The Great Sage Parasara said. O Brahmin!
When the Sattva-Guni Grahas are predominant, the
person born is Sattva-Guni and of good character.
When Rajo-Guna (passion of love and pleasure) is
predominant, the person born is Rajo-Guna and
intelligent. When the Tamo-Guna (attribute of
darkness) is predominant, the person born is stupid.
When at the time of birth all the Grahas are of
equal dominance, the person has a mixture of all the
attributes. The persons (creatures) so born are
classified, as Uttama (most excellent), Madhyama (of
intermediate type), Adhama (despisable) and Udaseena
(indifferent, or neutral) in that order. Thus there
are four kinds of animate beings (Prani). I will
relate their attributes, which have been described
by Narada and other sages.
5. The natural attributes of persons, belonging
to Uttam class, are possession of control over
organs of perception and mind, simplicity,
truthfulness, patience and satisfaction.
6. Valour, splendour, patience, cleverness, not
retreating in war and protecting the holy men are
the natural attributes of persons, belonging to
Rajo-Guna.
7. Greed, falsehood, idiocy, laziness and doing
service of others are the inborn attributes of
persons, who belong to Adham class.
8. Engagement in agriculture and business,
protection of cattle and speaking both truth and
lies are inborn attributes of persons, belonging to
Udaseena class.
9. O Maitreya! Classify the people, as Uttama,
Madhyama, Adhama and Udaseena after observation of
the attributes, described above. A person should be
considered appropriate for a job, according to his
attributes.
10. If amongst Sattva, Rajas and Tamas any
attribute is the most dominant, it is considered the
most predominant of all. Otherwise all have equal
effects.
11. The affectionate relationship between an
employer and employee and man and women will be
invariable and stable, if they possess the same
attributes.
12. O Maitreya! Amongst the above four classes of
persons, if there is any kind of relationship of
even Adhama with Udaseena, of Udaseena with Madhyama
and of Madhyama with Uttama, there will be mutual
affection and happiness.
13. If the bridegroom has better attributes than
the bride and the master has better attributes than
the servant, there will be mutual affection (regard
for each other) and happiness. If the bride, or the
servant possesses better attributes, the
relationships will be full of bitterness.
14. The attributes of the native are dependent on
his father and mother, his time of birth and the
persons, he gets associated with. These are the root
causes of Uttama etc. qualities, possessed by him.
The attributes, endowed by the time of the birth and
associations, are stronger than those, received from
the parents.
15. Consequently the person is embellished with
the attribute Sattva, Rajas, or Tamas, whichever is
predominant at the time of birth. The predictions
should therefore be made after taking into account
the time of birth.
16. The Supreme Lord of the Universe, who is
indestructible and omnicient, is the Kal. He is the
Creator, Protector and Destroyer of all movable and
immovable.
17. These three faculties of Lord Kal are called
nature. Divided by these faculties, the
imperceptible Lord Kal is also perceptible.
18. In accordance with the self-created qualities
by the Perceptible form of Lord Kal, there are four
kinds of limbs, namely Uttama, Madhyama, Udaseena
and Adhama.
19. From the Uttama, Madhyama, Udaseena and
Adhama parts are created Uttama, Madhyama, Udaseena
and Adhama types of creatures.
20. The Uttama part of Lord Kal is the head,
Madhyama part both arms and chest, thighs form the
Udaseena part and the feet fall in the Adhama part.
21. This is how a differentiation is made between
classes of movables and immovables, according to
attributes and the parts, from which the creations
are made.
22. The Chaturvidha (four sided) Lord Kal has
thus created this Chaturvidha universe in consonance
with his own attributes.
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