Bhagavad Gita
· Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga 14
· Verse 9
Verified original
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत
ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत
സത്ത്വം സുഖേ സഞ്ജയതി രജഃ കര്മണി ഭാരത ജ്ഞാനമാവൃത്യ തു തമഃ പ്രമാദേ സഞ്ജയത്യുത
sattvaṃ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata jñānamāvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayatyuta
English Translation
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, sattva attaches one to happiness, rajas to action, while tamas, covering up knowledge, leads to inadvertence also.
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Explanation · English
Just as a dark cloud enshrouds the sun? so also Tamas envelops knowledge or the light of the Self. Tamas creates an attachment for heedlessness? that is? ignorance or forgetfulness of duty or the nonperformance of necessary (obligatory) duties.