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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 235
प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः .. (अध्याय १७ - श्लोक ४)
ப்ரேதான்பூதகணாம்ஶ்சான்யே யஜந்தே தாமஸா ஜனாஹ .. (அத்யாயம் 17 - ஶ்லோகம் 4)
Pretaan Bhootaganaamschaanye Yajante Taamasaa Janaah .. (Chapter 17 - Shlokam 4)
Meaning : Those in the mode of ignorance (Tamasik) worship the Ghosts and spirits ..
Ignorance , Darkness , confusion , unconsciousness etc . are marked traits exhibited by Tamas .. Person with dominant Tamas worships Preta and Bhoot , says Shri Krishna .. (Preta , Bhoot are spirits invisible ghosts ..) What does He mean ?? Tamasi worships shadows .. Preta is not but seems to be .. In today's world , Cine stars best match the definitions of Preta and Bhoota .. Bravery and courage which are not there , beauty which is not there , good qualities which are not there are projected on the screen , as though these were real .. Like Preta , they are mere shadows .. non - existent , exist only on screen .. They are lifeless like the Preta Bhoota ghosts .. The followers of these cine stars are real Tamo Gunee .. men dominant with Tamas .. These followers worship their 'heroes' , organize feasts and celebration on the occassion of birthdays and other days of these stars .. They carry and stick posters of their heroes .. They keenly follow life events of these film stars .. They spend their whole life in chasing these shadows .. These are Tamo Guni , men with dominant Tamas ..
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