SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama:<\/small><\/p>\n
Chapter 14<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 14 verse 16<\/a><\/p>\n sathvAth sanjAyathE gyAnam rajasO lObha Eva cha |<\/em> sathvAth – only by (abundant) sathva guNam Only by (abundant) sathva guNam, knowledge (including self-realisation) is created nicely; only by (abundant) rajO guNam, desire towards heaven etc is created; only by (abundant) thamO guNam, engagement in evil deeds due to carelessness, and (as a result of that) contrary knowledge and ignorance are created.<\/p>\n ‘From Satvam springs forth wisdom; from Rajas When thus Satvam goes on more and, more increasing, wisdom, or more and more direct enlightenment (or verification) of \u0101tma-nature is produced.<\/span><\/p>\n Similarly, as Rajas goes on more and more increasing, more and more avidity or appetite is produced for Svarga and similar fruits.<\/span><\/p>\n Similarly, Tamas increasing, produces inattention, meaning a proclivity for wickedness etc. Hence arises infatuation, or a distorted understanding. From this more and more Tamas is begotten. Thence<\/a> unwisdom or nullification of wisdom or intelligence ensues.<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 14 verse 18<\/a><\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 14 << Chapter 14 verse 16 SlOkam \u2013 Original sathvAth sanjAyathE gyAnam rajasO lObha Eva cha | pramAdhamOhau thamasO bhavathO\u2019gyAnam Eva cha || word-by-word meaning sathvAth – only by (abundant) sathva guNam gyAnam – knowledge (including self-realisation) sanjAyathE – is created nicely; rajasa: – … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-14","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5976"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15716,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5976\/revisions\/15716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\npramAdhamOhau thamasO bhavathO\u2019gyAnam Eva cha ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning<\/h3>\n
\ngyAnam – knowledge (including self-realisation)
\nsanjAyathE – is created nicely;
\nrajasa: – only by (abundant) rajO guNam
\nlObha: Eva cha – desire towards heaven etc is created;
\nthamasa: – only by (abundant) thamO guNam
\npramAdha mOhau – engagement in evil deeds due to carelessness, and (as a result of that) contrary knowledge
\nbhavatha: – is created;
\nagyAnam Eva cha –\u00a0 (as a result of that) ignorance also is created;<\/p>\nSimple Translation<\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
\navidity itself; inattention and infatuation come from Tamas, as well as unwisdom.’<\/span><\/p>\n
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