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Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga · The Three Gunas
Bhagavad Gita 14.5
Sanskrit
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसम्भवाः । निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम् ॥14.5॥
Transliteration
sattvaṃ rajastama iti guṇāḥ prakṛtisambhavāḥ | nibadhnanti mahābāho dehe dehinamavyayam ‖14.5‖
Meaning
“Sattva, rajas, tamas, these gunas born of nature bind the imperishable embodied one in the body, O mighty-armed one.”
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