Chapter 14 · The Three Modes of Nature

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 14.9

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रज: कर्मणि भारत ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तम: प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत

sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata jñānam āvṛitya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayaty uta

Recitation · Text 14.9
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Goodness attaches one to happiness, passion to action; but darkness, veiling knowledge, attaches to heedlessness. Each guṇa is defined by what it makes attractive, not by what it forbids.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Each guṇa is defined by what it makes attractive, not what it forbids.