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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verse 11

The Three Modes of Nature

सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत

sarva-dvāreṣhu dehe ’smin prakāśha upajāyate jñānaṁ yadā tadā vidyād vivṛiddhaṁ sattvam ity uta

What does Bhagavad Gita 14.11 mean?

When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that purity prevails.

Word-by-word meaning

sarva—all · dvāreṣhu—through the gates · dehe—body · asmin—in this · prakāśhaḥ—illumination · upajāyate—manifest · jñānam—knowledge · yadā—when · tadā—then · vidyāt—know · vivṛiddham—predominates · sattvam—mode of goodness · iti—thus · uta—certainly ·

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