Chapter 14 · The Three Modes of Nature

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 14.6

तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम् सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ

tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśhakam anāmayam sukha-saṅgena badhnāti jñāna-saṅgena chānagha

Recitation · Text 14.6
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Goodness, being pure, is illuminating and free from disease; it binds by attachment to happiness and by attachment to knowledge. The most uncomfortable line in the chapter — being knowledgeable and content is named as a rope.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Being knowledgeable and content is named as a rope, like any other.