Yoga through Understanding the Three Modes of Material Nature

Shloka 14.17

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BHAGAVAD GITA · 14.17

सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च | प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च ||१४-१७||

Transliteration · pronunciation guide

sattvātsañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca . pramādamohau tamaso bhavato.ajñānameva ca ||14-17||

English translation

14.17 From Sattva arises knowledge, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and delusion arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.

Translation: Swami Sivananda · Sources & context

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