Bhagavad Gita · Gunatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 14, Shloka 17 (14.17)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
सत्त्वात् सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च
प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च
॥ 14.17 ॥
sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca
pramādamohau tamaso bhavato'jñānameva ca
Translation
"From sattva arises knowledge, from rajas greed; from tamas come heedlessness and delusion, and ignorance too."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. sattvāt labdhātmakāt saṃjāyate samutpadyate jñānam.
Acharya Ramanuja — the sequence. evaṃ paramparayā jātād adhikasattvād ātmayāthātmyāparokṣarūpaṃ jñānaṃ jāyate — from sattva increased step by step in this way arises direct knowledge of the true nature of the Self; pravṛddhād rajasaḥ svargādiphalalobhaḥ jāyate — from increased rajas arises greed for results such as heaven.
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