Bhagavad Gita 14.7 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The busy mood is full of wanting and rushing.”
What it means
“Passion is driven by craving and attachment. It binds you through attachment to activity.”
The original Sanskrit
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम् । तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम् ॥
rajo rāgātmakaṃ viddhi tṛṣṇāsaṅgasamudbhavam tannibadhnāti kaunteya karmasaṅgena dehinam
Translations
Literal translation
Know rajas to be of the nature of passion, born of hankering and attachment. O son of Kunti, that binds the embodied one through attachment to action.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे कौन्तेय ! रजोगुण को रागस्वरूप जानो, जिससे तृष्णा और आसक्ति उत्पन्न होती है। वह देही आत्मा को कर्मों की आसक्ति से बांधता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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