लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा | रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ ||
lobhaḥ pravṛttir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśamaḥ spṛhā rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha
Translation
When rajas is predominant, O best of the Bharatas, greed, activity, undertaking of actions, restlessness and longing arise.
Interpretation
When rajas surges, its telltale signs appear: greed (the insatiable desire for more), frenzied activity (doing for the sake of doing), compulsive undertaking of projects, restlessness (inability to be still), and intense longing for objects, people, and outcomes. The rajasic mind is chronically dissatisfied — no achievement ever seems enough, no acquisition brings lasting peace. Recognition of these signs is the beginning of wisdom: not judging them harshly, but seeing them clearly as the expression of an imbalanced guna, and applying practices to restore equilibrium.