The Three Modes of Nature · 14.16
Action: The Three Gunas
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्॥ १४.१६ ॥
karmaṇaḥ sukṛitasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalam
rajasas tu phalaṁ duḥkham ajñānaṁ tamasaḥ phalam
Translation
They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and pure; the outcome of passion is misery, and of ignorance, darkness.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 14.16 through stronger key ideas from the verse: action, mode of goodness, mode of passion. 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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