English
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 5
Guṇatrayavibhāga Yoga · śloka 5
śloka 5
sattvaṃ rajastama iti guṇāḥ prakṛtisambhavāḥ |
nibadhnanti mahābāho dehe dehinamavyayam ||14-5||
Translation
O mighty-armed one! Sattva, Rajas and Tamas—these three qualities born of Prakriti bind the embodied Atman to the body.
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