Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 14.17

Sanskrit

सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।

sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva cha pramāda-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñānam eva cha

Meaning

Your mindset shapes your outcomes. Cultivate clarity and purpose to gain wisdom; avoid reactive ambition and mental fog that cloud judgment.

Translation

From sattva is born knowledge, and from rajas, avarice indeed. From tamas are born inadvertence, delusion, and ignorance, to be sure.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: