Bhagavad Geeta 14.16
Sanskrit
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।
karmaṇaḥ sukṛitasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalam rajasas tu phalaṁ duḥkham ajñānaṁ tamasaḥ phalam
Meaning
Choose work aligned with clarity and growth over work driven by ego or avoidance. Your results reflect your intentions.
Translation
They say that the result of good work is pure and is born of Sattva. But the result of Rajas is sorrow; the result of Tamas is ignorance.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: