The Three Modes of Nature · 14.11
Knowledge: The Three Gunas
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत॥ १४.११ ॥
sarva-dvāreṣhu dehe ’smin prakāśha upajāyate
jñānaṁ yadā tadā vidyād vivṛiddhaṁ sattvam ity uta
Translation
When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that purity prevails.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 14.11 through stronger key ideas from the verse: knowledge, through the gates, mode of goodness. In the context of The Three Gunas, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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