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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.
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O Sinless One! Of these, purity, being luminous, strong
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invulnerable, binds one with its yearning for happiness and illumination
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tatra: amongst these
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