165. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14, Verses 6 - 10 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

<p><span>Taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda, this episode is part of a series of talks that unfold the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of God". </span></p><p><br></p><p><span>In this episode, Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches chapter 14, verses 6 -10 of the Bhagavad Gita. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Chapter 14 is devoted to an understanding of the Gunatreya Vibhaga Yoga, or the three qualities/components of Maya. The entire universe is created by a projection of the three gunas - satva, rajas, and tamas. Understanding the science of the three gunas and how we can apply it to our lives is the focus of Chapter 14.</span></p><p><span>____________</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 6:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम् |</span></p><p><span>सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ || 6||</span></p><p><span>tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśhakam anāmayam</span></p><p><span>sukha-saṅgena badhnāti jñāna-saṅgena chānagha</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>⧫ Satva, on account of its stainlessness, is luminous and free from evil. Oh, sinless one [Arjuna], it binds the embodied self by attachment to happiness and knowledge </span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 7:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम् |</span></p><p><span>तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम् || 7||</span></p><p><span>rajo rāgātmakaṁ viddhi tṛiṣhṇā-saṅga-samudbhavam</span></p><p><span>tan nibadhnāti kaunteya karma-saṅgena dehinam</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>⧫ Know rajas to be of the nature of passion, the source of desire and attachment, oh son of Kunti, it binds fast the embodied self by attachment to action.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 8:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम् |</span></p><p><span>प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत || 8||</span></p><p><span>tamas tv ajñāna-jaṁ viddhi mohanaṁ sarva-dehinām</span></p><p><span>pramādālasya-nidrābhis tan nibadhnāti bhārata</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>⧫ But know tamas to be born of ignorance and deluding all embodied beings, it binds fast, oh descendant of Bharata, through inadvertence, laziness, and sleep.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 9:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रज: कर्मणि भारत |</span></p><p><span>ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तम: प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत || 9||</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata</span></p><p><span>jñānam āvṛitya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayaty uta</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>⧫ Satva binds one to happiness, rajas, oh descendant of Bharata, binds one to work, while tamas, by covering knowledge, binds one to inadvertence</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 10:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत |</span></p><p><span>रज: सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तम: सत्त्वं रजस्तथा || 10||</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>rajas tamaśh chābhibhūya sattvaṁ bhavati bhārata</span></p><p><span>rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaśh chaiva tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>⧫ Satva manifests, oh descendant of Bharata, as overpowering rajas and tamas, rajas manifests overpowering satva and tamas, and likewise tamas manifests overpowering satva and rajas</span></p>