Word
sāttvikī
Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- of the mode of goodness (1)
- in the nature of goodness (1)
- in the mode of goodness (1)
Every verse
- 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…Here: of the mode of goodness
- 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…Here: in the nature of goodness
- 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).Here: in the mode of goodness