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The Three Modes of Nature
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम्
sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛiti-sambhavāḥ nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam
Purity, passion, and ignorance are the qualities that the law of nature brings forth. They fetter the free spirit in all beings.
sattvam—mode of goodness · rajaḥ—mode of passion · tamaḥ—mode of ignorance · iti—thus · guṇāḥ—modes · prakṛiti—material nature · sambhavāḥ—consists of · nibadhnanti—bind · mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one · dehe—in the body · dehinam—the embodied soul · avyayam—eternal
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