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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 14.9
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रज: कर्मणि भारत ।
ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तम: प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत ॥ ९ ॥
sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati
rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata
jñānam āvṛtya tu tamaḥ
pramāde sañjayaty uta
O son of Bharata, the mode of goodness conditions one to happiness; passion conditions one to fruitive action; and ignorance, covering one’s knowledge, binds one to madness.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioWhat this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.
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.
Key ideas: prakṛti, guṇa.
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What does BG 14.9 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to nature & guṇas?
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