Chapter 14 · The Three Modes of Nature

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 14.8

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम् प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत

tamas tv ajñāna-jaṁ viddhi mohanaṁ sarva-dehinām pramādālasya-nidrābhis tan nibadhnāti bhārata

Recitation · Text 14.8
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Know darkness to be born of ignorance, deluding all embodied beings; it binds by heedlessness, laziness and sleep. The three named are ordinary, daily, and easy to mistake for rest.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The three named are ordinary, daily, and easy to mistake for rest.