सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत | ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत
sattvaṃ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata . jñānamāvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayatyuta
O Nachkomme der Bharata-Dynastie, Sattva bindet an Glück, Rajas an Handlung, während Tamas, das Wissen verhüllend, auch zu Unachtsamkeit führt.
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, sattva attaches one to happiness, rajas to action, while tamas, covering up knowledge, leads to inadvertence also.
Dieser Vers beschreibt die spezifischen Bindungen der drei Gunas: Sattva führt zu Glück, Rajas zu Aktivität, und Tamas, indem es das Wissen verdeckt, zu Nachlässigkeit und Irrtum.
Just as a dark cloud enshrouds the sun? so also Tamas envelops knowledge or the light of the Self. Tamas creates an attachment for heedlessness? that is? ignorance or forgetfulness of duty or the nonperformance of necessary (obligatory) duties.