वैकारिको देवसर्ग: पञ्चमो यन्मयं मन: । पष्ठस्तु तमस: सर्गो यस्त्वबुद्धिकृत: प्रभो: ॥ १७ ॥
vaikariko deva-sargah pancamo yan-mayam manah sasthas tu tamasah sargo yas tv abuddhi-krtah prabhoh
- vaikarikah
- interaction of the mode of goodness
- deva
- the demigods, or controlling deities
- sargah
- creation
- pancamah
- fifth
- yat
- that which
- mayam
- sum total
- manah
- mind
- sasthah
- sixth
- tu
- but
- tamasah
- of darkness
- sargah
- creation
- yah
- that which
- tu
- expletive
- abuddhi-krtah
- made foolish
- prabhoh
- of the master.
The fifth creation is that of the controlling deities by the interaction of the mode of goodness, of which the mind is the sum total. The sixth creation is the ignorant darkness of the living entity, by which the master acts as a fool.