The Three Modes of Nature · 14.17
Knowledge: The Three Gunas
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च॥ १४.१७ ॥
sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva cha
pramāda-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñānam eva cha
Translation
Purity engenders wisdom, passion avarice, and ignorance folly, infatuation, and darkness.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 14.17 through stronger key ideas from the verse: knowledge, arises, greed. 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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