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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verse 6

The Three Modes of Nature

तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ

tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśhakam anāmayam sukha-saṅgena badhnāti jñāna-saṅgena chānagha

What does Bhagavad Gita 14.6 mean?

Among these, sattva, being stainless, is illuminating and free from affliction. O sinless one, it binds through attachment to happiness and through attachment to knowledge.

Word-by-word meaning

tatra—amongst these · sattvam—mode of goodness · nirmalatvāt—being purest · prakāśhakam—illuminating · anāmayam—healthy and full of well-being · sukha—happiness · saṅgena—attachment · badhnāti—binds · jñāna—knowledge · saṅgena—attachment · cha—also · anagha—Arjun, the sinless one

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