Bhagavad Gita 14.9 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Calm loves happiness, busy loves doing, sleepy loves doing nothing.”
What it means
“Clarity attaches you to happiness, passion to action, and inertia — clouding your judgement — to carelessness.”
The original Sanskrit
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत । ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत ॥
sattvaṃ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata jñānamāvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayatyuta
Translations
Literal translation
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, sattva attaches one to happiness, rajas to action, while tamas, covering up knowledge, leads to inadvertence also.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे भारत ! सत्त्वगुण सुख में आसक्त कर देता है और रजोगुण कर्म में, किन्तु तमोगुण ज्ञान को आवृत्त करके जीव को प्रमाद से युक्त कर देता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 14.10“Sometimes clarity rises above passion and inertia, sometimes passion overpowers the other two, and sometimes inertia dominates.”