Chapter 14 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Division of the Three GunasKrishna
Verse 9
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 14, श्लोक 9
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।
ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत॥९॥
Transliteration
Sattvam Sukhe Sanjayati Rajah Karmani Bharata.
Jnanam-Avritya Tu Tamah Pramade Sanjayaty-Uta.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
सत्त्वम्sattvamSattva
सुखेsukheto happiness
सञ्जयतिsanjayatiattaches
रजःrajahRajas
कर्मणिkarmanito action
ज्ञानम्jnanamknowledge
आवृत्यavrityacovering
तमःtamahTamas
प्रमादेpramadeto negligence
सञ्जयतिsanjayatiattaches
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे भारत! सत्त्वगुण सुख में आसक्त करता है, रजोगुण कर्म में आसक्त करता है, और तमोगुण ज्ञान को ढककर प्रमाद में लगाता है।
English Translation
Sattva attaches one to happiness, Rajas to action, O Bharata, while Tamas, veiling knowledge, attaches one to negligence.
Commentary (टीका)
This verse concisely summarizes the binding mechanism of each Guna. Sattva creates a golden chain of happiness and knowledge, Rajas creates a chain of compulsive activity, and Tamas throws a veil of ignorance leading to carelessness. Each Guna has its own way of keeping the soul entangled in worldly existence.