Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 14.9
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 14.9 · 14 · Verse 9
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।।14.9।।सत्त्वं सुखसङ्गप्रधानम्? रजः कर्मसङ्गप्रधानम्? तमः तु वस्तुयाथात्म्यज्ञानम् आवृत्य विपरीतज्ञानहेतुतया कर्तव्यविपरीतप्रवृत्तिसङ्गप्रधानम्।देहकारपरिणतायाः प्रकृतेः स्वरूपानुबन्धिनः सत्त्वादयो गुणाः। ते च स्वरूपानुसंबन्धित्वेन सर्वदा सर्वे वर्तन्ते इति परस्परविरुद्धं कार्यं कथं जनयन्ति इत्यत्राह --
14.9 Sattva mainly attaches one to pleasure. Rajas mainly attaches one to actions. But Tamas, veiling knowledge of true things and being the cause of false knowledge, mainly attaches one to actions which are contrary to those which ought to be done. The Sattva and other alities evolve from the nature of Prakrti, developed into the form of the body. Owing to this fact that they have evolved out of the nature of Prakrti, they always co-exist in bodies at all time. How, then, can they cause effects which are mutually contrary? He replies: