Chapter 14 · The Three Modes of Nature

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 14.7

रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम् तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्

rajo rāgātmakaṁ viddhi tṛiṣhṇā-saṅga-samudbhavam tan nibadhnāti kaunteya karma-saṅgena dehinam

Recitation · Text 14.7
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (11 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Know passion to be of the nature of craving, born of thirst and attachment; it binds the embodied one by attachment to action. Not by bad action — by attachment to action as such, including good work.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Not bad action — attachment to action as such, including good work.