Chapter 14

Verse 17

Bhagavad Gita

सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च |
प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च ||१४-१७||
Transliteration

sattvātsañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca .
pramādamohau tamaso bhavato.ajñānameva ca ||14-17||
English Meaning

14.17 Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.