The Three Modes of Nature · 14.12
For fruitive actions: The Three Gunas
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ॥ १४.१२ ॥
lobhaḥ pravṛittir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśhamaḥ spṛihā
rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛiddhe bharatarṣhabha
Translation
O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act, and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of passion.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 14.12 through stronger key ideas from the verse: for fruitive actions, the mode of passion, when predominates. 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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