167. Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14, Verses 16 - 20 | Swami Sarvapriyananda
1/21/20261 hr 12 min
Taught by Swami Sarvapriyananda, this episode is part of a series of talks that unfold the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita, "The Song of God".
Chapter 14 is devoted to an understanding of the Gunatreya Vibhaga Yoga, or the three qualities/components of Maya. The entire universe is created by a projection of the three gunas - satva, rajas, and tamas. Understanding the science of the three gunas and how we can apply it to our lives is the focus of Chapter 14.
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[chanting] So we are studying the fourteenth chapter, and I believe we were on verse number sixteen. Is that so? Do you remember? Yeah. I think so. Let's start with sixteen. Yes. Number sixteen. [in unison] Karmaṇa sukṛitasya ho sāttvikam nirmalam phalam rajasas tu phalam duḥkham ajñanam tamasaḥ phalam. The result of virtuous actions is said to be sattvika and pure. The result