Bhagavad Gita 14.17 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Calm brings wisdom, rushing brings greed, laziness brings fog.”
What it means
“From clarity comes understanding; from passion, greed; from inertia, carelessness, confusion and ignorance.”
The original Sanskrit
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च । प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च ॥
sattvātsañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca pramādamohau tamaso bhavato.ajñānameva ca
Translations
Literal translation
From sattva is born knowledge, and from rajas, verily, avarice. From tamas are born inadvertence and delusion as also ignorance, to be sure.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
सत्त्वगुण से ज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है। रजोगुण से लोभ तथा तमोगुण से प्रमाद, मोह और अज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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