Bhagavad Gita 14.5 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Three moods shape us: calm, busy and sleepy.”
What it means
“Clarity, passion and inertia — these three forces of nature bind the eternal self to the body.”
The original Sanskrit
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसम्भवाः । निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम् ॥
sattvaṃ rajastama iti guṇāḥ prakṛtisambhavāḥ nibadhnanti mahābāho dehe dehinamavyayam
Translations
Literal translation
O mighty-armed one, the qualities, viz sattva, rajas and tamas, born of Nature, being the immutable embodies being to the body.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे महाबाहो ! सत्त्व, रज और तम ये प्रकृति से उत्पन्न तीनों गुण देही आत्मा को देह के साथ बांध देते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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