Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17


Sanskrit:

रजसा कुण्ठमनस: कामात्मानोऽजितेन्द्रिया: ।पितृन् यजन्त्यनुदिनं गृहेष्वभिरताशया: ॥ १७ ॥

ITRANS:

rajasā kuṇṭha-manasaḥkāmātmāno ’jitendriyāḥpitṝn yajanty anudinaṁgṛheṣv abhiratāśayāḥ

Translation:

Such persons, impelled by the mode of passion, are full of anxieties and always aspire for sense gratification due to uncontrolled senses. They worship the forefathers and are busy day and night improving the economic condition of their family, social or national life.

Purport: