Bhagavad-gītā 14.6
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तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśhakam anāmayam sukha-saṅgena badhnāti jñāna-saṅgena chānagha
O Sinless One! Of these, purity, being luminous, strong, and invulnerable, binds one with its yearning for happiness and illumination.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| tatra | amongst these |
| sattvam | mode of goodness |
| nirmalatvāt | being purest |
| prakāśhakam | illuminating |
| anāmayam | healthy and full of well-being |
| sukha | happiness |
| saṅgena | attachment |
| badhnāti | binds |
| jñāna | knowledge |
| saṅgena | attachment |
| cha | also |
| anagha | Arjun, the sinless one |
Sattva is stainless like the crystal. It lays for one the trap of happiness and knowledge.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Study how the three guṇas arise, bind, become visible in effects and are related to a response beyond identification.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaAmong them, sattva, being pure and nirmala (pure-transparent, i.e., capable of resisting any form of ignorance, and hence an illuminator, i.e. a revealer of Consciousness), is harmless. O sinless one, it binds through attachment to happiness and attachment to knowledge.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaOf these, sattva, being without impurity, is luminous and free from morbidity. It binds, O Arjuna, through attachment to pleasure and knowledge.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaSattva is stainless like the crystal. It lays for one the trap of happiness and knowledge.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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O Sinless One! Of these, purity, being luminous, strong
- 2
invulnerable, binds one with its yearning for happiness and illumination
- 3
tatra: amongst these
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