Chapter 14 · Verse 6 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 14.6
Sanskrit
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
Transliteration
tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśhakam anāmayam sukha-saṅgena badhnāti jñāna-saṅgena chānagha
Word by Word
Sattva, the mode of purity and light, appears as the most benevolent of the three gunas—it illuminates the mind, creates wellness, and reveals knowledge itself. Yet Krishna warns us with profound compassion: even this highest quality binds the soul when we cling to it, when we love our own clarity and righteousness, when we become attached to our spiritual experiences and intellectual understanding.
The binding is gentler, sweeter than rajas or tamas—but it is binding still, keeping the atman trapped in subtle identification. In modern spiritual life, this means releasing our grip even on meditation states, on insights gained, on the peace we've cultivated, recognizing that the final freedom lies beyond all gunas, including the most luminous.
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