English
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 9
Guṇatrayavibhāga Yoga · śloka 9
śloka 9
sattvaṃ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata |
jñānamāvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayatyuta ||14-9||
Translation
O Bharata! Sattva binds through attachment to pleasure and Rajas through attachment to action, but Tamas, veiling knowledge, makes the jiva prone to negligence.
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