Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 7


Sanskrit:

धर्मे चार्थे च कामे च यदासौ परिनिष्ठित: ।गुणानां सन्निकर्षोऽयं श्रद्धारतिधनावह: ॥ ७ ॥

ITRANS:

dharme cārthe ca kāme cayadāsau pariniṣṭhitaḥguṇānāṁ sannikarṣo ’yaṁśraddhā-rati-dhanāvahaḥ

Translation:

When a person devotes himself to religiosity, economic development and sense gratification, the faith, wealth and sensual enjoyment obtained by his endeavors display the interaction of the three modes of nature.

Purport:

Religiosity, economic development and sense gratification are situated within the modes of nature, and the faith, wealth and enjoyment obtained by them clearly reveal the particular situation of a person within the modes of nature.