Chapter 14: Three Modes of Natureगुणत्रयविभागयोग
14:16
“The fruit of good action is said to be sattvic and pure; the fruit of rajas is pain; the fruit of tamas is ignorance.”
Sanskrit
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम् | रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम् ||
Transliteration
karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalam rajasas tu phalaṁ duḥkham ajñānaṁ tamasaḥ phalam
Commentary
Actions performed in sattva yield pure, beneficial results. Rajasic actions bring suffering. Tamasic actions deepen ignorance. Each mode produces its characteristic fruit.
Chapter 14
Three Modes of Nature