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Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga · The Three Gunas
Bhagavad Gita 14.11-13
Sanskrit
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते । ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत ॥14.11॥लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा । रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ ॥14.12॥अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च । तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन ॥14.13॥
Transliteration
sarvadvāreṣu dehe'sminprakāśa upajāyate | jñānaṃ yadā tadā vidyādvivṛddhaṃ sattvamityuta ‖14.11‖ lobhaḥ pravṛttirārambhaḥ karmaṇāmaśamaḥ spṛhā | rajasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha ‖14.12‖ aprakāśo'pravṛttiśca pramādo moha eva ca | tamasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe kurunandana ‖14.13‖
Meaning
“When the light of knowledge shines through all the gates of this body, then it should be known that sattva is dominant. Greed, activity, undertaking of actions, restlessness, longing, these arise when rajas is dominant, O best of Bharatas. Darkness, inertness, negligence, and delusion, these arise when tamas is dominant, O joy of the Kurus.”
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Theme: The Three Gunas
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