tamasaḥ

कविं पुराणमनुशासितार मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः

tamasaḥ — to the darkness of ignorance

One who remembers the ancient seer, the ruler, subtler than the subtlest, upholder of everything, unthinkable, radiant as the sun and beyond the dark —

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते

tamasaḥ — the darkness

The light of lights, said to be beyond the dark; it is knowledge, what is to be known, and what knowledge reaches — seated in the heart of all.

कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्

tamasaḥ — mode of ignorance

The fruit of good action is said to be spotless and of the nature of clarity; the fruit of restlessness is pain; and the fruit of inertia is unknowing.

सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च

tamasaḥ — from the mode of ignorance

From clarity arises knowledge; from restlessness, greed; from inertia, heedlessness, delusion and unknowing.