yadetarau jayet sattvaṁ
bhāsvaraṁ viśadaṁ śivam
tadā sukhena yujyeta
dharma-jñānādibhiḥ pumān

 yadā - when; itarau - the other two; jayet - overcomes; sattvam - the mode of goodness; bhāsvaram - luminous; viśadam - pure; śivam - auspicious; tadā - then; sukhena - with happiness; yujyeta - he becomes endowed; dharma - with religiousness; jñāna - knowledge; ādibhiḥ - and other good qualities; pumān - a man.


Text

When the mode of goodness, which is luminous, pure and auspicious, predominates over passion and ignorance, a man becomes endowed with happiness, virtue, knowledge and other good qualities.

Purport

One can control one’s mind and senses in the mode of goodness.