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The Three Modes of Nature
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्
karmaṇaḥ sukṛitasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalam rajasas tu phalaṁ duḥkham ajñānaṁ tamasaḥ phalam
The fruit of righteous action, they say, is pure and sattvic; but the fruit of rajas is sorrow, and the fruit of tamas is ignorance.
karmaṇaḥ—of action · su-kṛitasya—pure · āhuḥ—is said · sāttvikam—mode of goodness · nirmalam—pure · phalam—result · rajasaḥ—mode of passion · tu—indeed · phalam—result · duḥkham—pain · ajñānam—ignorance · tamasaḥ—mode of ignorance · phalam—result
dutysufferingactionkarmaignorancenature
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