About this episode
Taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda, this episode is part of a series of talks that unfold the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of God". In this episode, Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches chapter 14, verses 6 -10 of the Bhagavad Gita. Chapter 14 is devoted to an understanding of the Gunatreya Vibhaga Yoga, or the three qualities/components of Maya. The entire universe is created by a projection of the three gunas - satva, rajas, and tamas. Understanding the science of the three gunas and how we can apply it to our lives is the focus of Chapter 14.____________Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 6:???? ??????? ?????????????????????????? |????????? ??????? ??????????? ???? || 6||tatra sattva? nirmalatv?t prak??hakam an?mayamsukha-sa?gena badhn?ti jñ?na-sa?gena ch?nagha? Satva, on account of its stainlessness, is luminous and free from evil. Oh, sinless one [Arjuna], it binds the embodied self by attachment to happiness and knowledge Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 7:??? ????????? ?????? ??????????????????? |???????????? ??????? ?????????? ??????? || 7||rajo r?g?tmaka? viddhi t?i?h??-sa?ga-samudbhavamtan nibadhn?ti kaunteya karma-sa?gena dehinam? Know rajas to be of the nature of passion, the source of desire and attachment, oh son of Kunti, it binds fast the embodied self by attachment to action.Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 8:?????????????? ?????? ????? ???????????? |????????????????????????????????? ???? || 8||tamas tv ajñ?na-ja? viddhi mohana? sarva-dehin?mpram?d?lasya-nidr?bhis tan nibadhn?ti bh?rata? But know tamas to be born of ignorance and deluding all embodied beings, it binds fast, oh descendant of Bharata, through inadvertence, laziness, and sleep.Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 9:??????? ???? ??????? ??: ?????? ???? |???????????? ?? ??: ??????? ?????????? || 9||sattva? sukhe sañjayati raja? karma?i bh?ratajñ?nam ?v?itya tu tama? pram?de sañjayaty uta? Satva binds one to happiness, rajas, oh descendant of Bharata, binds one to work, while tamas, by covering knowledge, binds one to inadvertenceBhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 10:??????????????? ??????? ???? ???? |??: ??????? ??????? ??: ??????? ??????? || 10||
