Verse 14.6
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम् ।
सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ ॥
Transliteration
tatra sattvaṃ nirmalatvātprakāśakamanāmayam |
sukhasaṅgena badhnāti jñānasaṅgena cānagha ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
Of these, Sattva, which from its stainlessness is luminous and healthy, binds by attachment to happiness and by attachment to knowledge, O sinless one.
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Of these, clarity, being stainless, is luminous and free of affliction. It binds, sinless one, through attachment to happiness and attachment to knowledge.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Krishna begins with clarity (sattva). Because it is pure, it gives light and is free from disturbance. It is the most desirable of the three. Yet even clarity binds, through attachment to happiness and attachment to knowledge. This is a subtle and important point. One can become attached to feeling peaceful or to being wise, and that attachment, though refined, is still a bond. The verse warns against spiritual complacency. The goal is not to settle in the pleasant state of clarity but to go beyond all three qualities.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08