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". 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.In this episode, Swami Sarvapriyananda explains verses 16-20 of Chapter 14.-------------------------Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 16?????: ???????????: ?????????? ??????? ???? |??????? ??? ??:???????? ???: ???? || 16||karma?a? suk?itasy?hu? s?ttvika? nirmala? phalamrajasas tu phala? du?kham ajñ?na? tamasa? phalam? The result of righteous actions is said to be satvica and pure, the result of rajas is pain, while ignorance is the result of tamasBhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 17????????????????? ?????? ???? ??? ?? ? |?????????? ???? ????????????? ? || 17||sattv?t sañj?yate jñ?na? rajaso lobha eva chapram?da-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñ?nam eva cha? From satva results knowledge, from rajas only greed, and from tamas nothing but inadvertence, delusion, and ignorance.Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 18??????? ???????? ?????????? ????? ????????? ?????: |?????????????????? ??? ???????? ?????: || 18||?rdhva? gachchhanti sattva-sth? madhye ti?h?hanti r?jas??jaghanya-gu?a-v?itti-sth? adho gachchhanti t?mas??? Those who abide in satva go upward to the higher spheres, the rajasica dwell in the middle spheres, and the tamasica, dwelling in the function of the lower gunas, go down to the lowest spheres.Bhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 19?????? ???????: ??????? ??? ??????????????? |?????????? ??? ?????? ??????? ??????????? || 19||n?nya? gu?ebhya? kart?ra? yad? dra?h??nupa?hyatigu?ebhya?h cha para? vetti mad-bh?va? so ’dhigachchhati? When the seer beholds no active agent other than the gunas and knows that which is beyond the gunas, he attains My beingBhagavad Gita | Chapter 14, Verse 20?????????????? ?????????? ????????????? |???????????????:??????????????????????? || 20||
