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Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga · The Three Gunas
Bhagavad Gita 14.9-10
Sanskrit
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत । ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत ॥14.9॥रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत । रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा ॥14.10॥
Transliteration
sattvaṃ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata | jñānamāvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayatyuta ‖14.9‖ rajastamaścābhibhūya sattvaṃ bhavati bhārata | rajaḥ sattvaṃ tamaścaiva tamaḥ sattvaṃ rajastathā ‖14.10‖
Meaning
“Sattva attaches one to happiness, rajas to action, O Bharata, while tamas, veiling knowledge, attaches one to negligence. Sattva arises overpowering rajas and tamas, O Bharata; rajas, overpowering sattva and tamas; and tamas, overpowering sattva and rajas.”
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Theme: The Three Gunas
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