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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 14.7
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम् ।
तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम् ॥ ७ ॥
rajo rāgātmakaṁ viddhi
tṛṣṇā-saṅga-samudbhavam
tan nibadhnāti kaunteya
karma-saṅgena dehinam
The mode of passion is born of unlimited desires and longings, O son of Kuntī, and because of this the embodied living entity is bound to material fruitive actions.
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In the story
Chapter 14, The Three Modes of Material Nature: how goodness, passion and ignorance bind.
Theme summary
The modes of nature condition behavior.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Three modes
Passion is born of desire and attachment.
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