Kṛṣṇa lists the symptoms of the mode of Passion (Rajas). When this mode increases, a person experiences greed (‘Lobha’), intense effort (‘Ārambha’), restlessness (‘Aśamaḥ’), and uncontrollable desires (‘Spṛhā’). The person becomes a frantic ‘doer’, always starting new projects and never feeling satisfied with what they have. This is the state of constant ‘hankering’. In Rajas, you are always running toward a goal that keeps moving away. Your mind is like a turbulent ocean. You feel that you *must* achieve more, earn more, and be more. While this mode builds cities and industries, it also destroys health and peace of mind. It is a state of high-speed exhaustion. It teaches us to recognize the ‘greed-loop’. When you feel an urgent, itchy need to possess something or to be busy just for the sake of being busy, that is Rajas talking. By identifying these symptoms, we can pause and ask ourselves: “Is this effort bringing me closer to peace, or is it just the mode of Passion pulling my strings?” Awareness is the first step to slowing down.