Bhagavad Gita 14.11 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“When your mind feels clear and bright, calm is strong.”
What it means
“When the light of understanding shines through every sense, you know that clarity is strong.”
The original Sanskrit
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते । ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत ॥
sarvadvāreṣu dehe.asminprakāśa upajāyate jñānaṃ yadā tadā vidyādvivṛddhaṃ sattvamityuta
Translations
Literal translation
When the illumination that is knowledge radiates in this body through all the doors (of the senses), then one should know that sattva has increased greatly.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जब इस देह के द्वारों अर्थात् समस्त इन्द्रियों में ज्ञानरूप प्रकाश उत्पन्न होता है, तब सत्त्वगुण को प्रवृद्ध हुआ जानो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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