सत्त्व sattva
Clarity, goodness. Appears in 33 verses.
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- 2.45त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।trai-guṇya-viṣhayā vedā nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjunaThe Vedas deal with the three attributes; be thou above these three attributes. O Arjuna, free yourself from the pairs of opposites and ever remain in the quality of…
- 7.12ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये।ye chaiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāśh cha yeWhatever beings (and objects) that are pure, active, and inert, know that they proceed from Me. They are in Me, yet I am not in them.
- 10.36द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।dyūtaṁ chhalayatām asmi tejas tejasvinām ahamI am the gambling of the deceitful; I am the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am the resolve of the resolute; I am the goodness of the good.
- 10.41यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।yad yad vibhūtimat sattvaṁ śhrīmad ūrjitam eva vāWhatever being there is glorious, prosperous, or powerful, know that to be a manifestation of a part of My splendor.
- 13.27यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्।yāvat sañjāyate kiñchit sattvaṁ sthāvara-jaṅgamamWherever a being is born, whether unmoving or moving, know thou, O best of the Bharatas (Arjuna), that it is from the union of the field and its knower.
- 14.5सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛiti-sambhavāḥThese qualities, O Arjuna, born of Nature, bind fast in the body of the embodied, the indestructible: purity, passion, and inertia.
- 14.6तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśhakam anāmayamOf these, sattva, which is luminous and healthy due to its stainlessness, binds one by attachment to happiness and knowledge, O sinless one.
- 14.9सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārataSattva attaches to happiness, Rajas to action, O Arjuna, while Tamas, verily shrouding knowledge, attaches to heedlessness.
- 14.10रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।rajas tamaśh chābhibhūya sattvaṁ bhavati bhārataNow, O Arjuna, Sattva prevails, having overpowered Rajas and Tamas; then Rajas, having overpowered Sattva and Tamas; and then Tamas, having overpowered Sattva and Rajas.
- 14.11सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।sarva-dvāreṣhu dehe ’smin prakāśha upajāyateWhen the wisdom-light shines through every gate of this body, then it may be known that Sattva is predominant.
- 14.14यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्।yadā sattve pravṛiddhe tu pralayaṁ yāti deha-bhṛitIf the embodied one meets death when Sattva is predominant, then they attain the spotless worlds of the knowers of the Highest.
- 14.16कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।karmaṇaḥ sukṛitasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalamThey say that the fruit of good action is Sattvic and pure; indeed, the fruit of Rajas is pain, and the fruit of Tamas is ignorance.
- 14.17सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva chaFrom Sattva arises knowledge, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and delusion arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.
- 14.18ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।ūrdhvaṁ gachchhanti sattva-sthā madhye tiṣhṭhanti rājasāḥThose seated in Sattva ascend; those of Rajasic nature dwell in the middle; and those of Tamasic nature, abiding in the function of the lowest Guna, descend.
- 16.1अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।abhayaṁ sattva-sanśhuddhir jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥThe Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of scriptures, austerity…
- 17.1अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।arjuna uvāchaArjuna said, "What is the condition of those who, disregarding the injunctions of the scriptures, perform sacrifice with faith—is it Sattva, Rajas, or Tamas, O Krishna?"
- 17.2श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "There are threefold faiths inherent in the nature of the embodied: the sattvic (pure), the rajasic (passionate), and the tamasic (dark). Hear of…
- 17.3सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।sattvānurūpā sarvasya śhraddhā bhavati bhārataThe faith of each is in accordance with their nature, O Arjuna. People consist of their faith; as a person's faith is, so are they.
- 17.4यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।yajante sāttvikā devān yakṣha-rakṣhānsi rājasāḥThe sattvic, or pure, men worship the gods; the rajasic, or passionate, worship the yakshas and rakshasas; the others, the tamasic or deluded people, worship ghosts and…
- 17.8आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥThe foods that increase life, purity, strength, health, joy, and cheerfulness (good appetite), which are savory, oily, substantial, and agreeable, are dear to the…
- 17.11अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।aphalākāṅkṣhibhir yajño vidhi-driṣhṭo ya ijyateThat sacrifice which is offered by men without desire for reward, as enjoined by the ordinance (scripture), with a firm faith that doing so is their duty, is Sattvic or…
- 17.17श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।śhraddhayā parayā taptaṁ tapas tat tri-vidhaṁ naraiḥThis threefold austerity, practiced by steadfast men, with the utmost faith, desiring no reward, is called Sattvic.
- 17.20दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।dātavyam iti yad dānaṁ dīyate ‘nupakāriṇeThat gift which is given to one who does nothing in return, knowing it to be a duty to give in a suitable place and time to a worthy person, is held to be Sattvic.
- 18.9कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।kāryam ity eva yat karma niyataṁ kriyate ‘rjunaWhatever obligatory action is done, O Arjuna, merely because it ought to be done, abandoning attachment and also the desire for reward, that renunciation is regarded as…
- 18.10न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।na dveṣhṭy akuśhalaṁ karma kuśhale nānuṣhajjateThe man of renunciation, pervaded by purity, intelligent, and with his doubts cut asunder, does not hate an unpleasant task nor is he attached to a pleasant one.
- 18.20सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।sarva-bhūteṣhu yenaikaṁ bhāvam avyayam īkṣhateThat by which one sees the indestructible Reality in all beings, not separate in any of them—know that knowledge to be Sattvic.
- 18.23नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।niyataṁ saṅga-rahitam arāga-dveṣhataḥ kṛitamAn action that is ordained, free from attachment, done without love or hatred, and without desire for reward is declared to be Sattvic.
- 18.26मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।mukta-saṅgo ‘nahaṁ-vādī dhṛity-utsāha-samanvitaḥAn agent who is free from attachment, non-egoistic, endowed with firmness and enthusiasm, and unaffected by success or failure, is considered to be of a Sattvic (pure)…
- 18.30प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये।pravṛittiṁ cha nivṛittiṁ cha kāryākārye bhayābhayeThe intellect which knows the path of work and renunciation, what should be done and what should not be done, fear and fearlessness, bondage and liberation—that…
- 18.33धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।dhṛityā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥThe unwavering firmness, through which Yoga restrains the functions of the mind, life-force, and senses—that firmness, O Arjuna, is Sattvic (pure).
- 18.36सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।sukhaṁ tv idānīṁ tri-vidhaṁ śhṛiṇu me bharatarṣhabhaAnd now, O Arjuna, hear from Me of the threefold pleasure, in which one rejoices through practice and surely comes to the end of pain.
- 18.37यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।yat tad agre viṣam iva pariṇāme 'mṛtopamam tat sukhaṁ sāttvikaṁ proktam ātma-buddhi-prasāda-jamThat which is like poison at first but in the end like nectar—that happiness is declared to be sattvic, born of the purity of one's own mind due to self-realization.
- 18.40न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।na tad asti pṛithivyāṁ vā divi deveṣhu vā punaḥThere is no being on earth or in heaven among the gods that is liberated from the three qualities born of Nature.