CH 7, Verse 12

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Chapter 7

Verse 12

 

Ye ch'aiva saattvikaa bhaavaa raajasaas taamasaash cha

ye /

matta ev'eti taan viddhi na tv aham teshhu te mayi //

 

And those things that are made of (the quality) of

Sattva, and those things that are made of (the

quality) of Rajas and Tamas, know them to have

proceeded from Me alone. However, I am not in them;

they are in Me.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 71

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

 

"And those things that are made of (the quality) of

Sattva, and those things that are made of (the

quality) of Rajas and Tamas, know them to have

proceeded from Me alone. However, I am not in them;

they are in Me."

 

The Primordial Nature (Moola Prakriti) has three

qualities (Gunas.) The first is Sattva, the second is

Rajas and the third is Tamas. Sattva is the state of

mind that is full of peace and rest. Such a state of

mind is unselfish and kind towards others. It has love

for all creatures and love and devotion to God. In

short, everything that is good and promotes life,

strength and knowledge is Sattva. Such a state of mind

leads to the realization of God.

 

Rajas is the state of mind that is full of egoism,

pride, ambition and selfishness. And Tamas is that

state which is characterized by dullness, inactivity,

unhappiness and ignorance.

 

These three qualities or Gunas are the constituents of

the Prakriti (the Primordial Nature.) The whole world

of multiplicity is evolved by the permutation and

combination of these three Gunas. This Prakriti, as

constituted by these three Gunas, resides in the Lord

or forms part of the Lord. Therefore, the Lord says

that whatever manifestations there are of Sattva,

Rajas and Tamas, all have come from Him alone. But He

further says, "However, I am not in them; they are in

me." The idea is, although these three Gunas are in

Him, they do not affect Him as they affect the

individual souls (Jeevas.) In other words, the

individual souls are under the control of these three

Gunas. But the Lord is not under their control. In

fact, they are under the control of the Lord.

 

 

 

 

 

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