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Goodness

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on goodness. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.

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Chapter 14 • Verse 6 →The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas
Tatra sattvam nirmalatvat prakasakam anamayam, sukha-sangena badhnati jnana-sangena chanagha

O sinless one, sattva (goodness), because of its purity, is illuminating and free from disease. It conditions the soul by binding it to happiness and knowledge. Even the mode of goodness is a binding force — its subtle attachment to happiness and knowledge must ultimately be transcended.

  • •Sattva is pure, luminous, and free from disease
  • •Even goodness binds the soul through attachment to happiness
  • •Sattva's attachment to knowledge is its specific binding quality
sattvapuritybindingknowledge
Chapter 17 • Verse 26 →The Yoga of Threefold Faith
sad-bhave sadhu-bhave ca sad ity etat prayujyate, prasaste karmani tatha sac-chabdah partha yujyate

The word 'Sat' is used in the sense of reality and goodness, and it is also used for auspicious acts, O Partha. Sat expresses the eternal and the truly excellent.

  • •Sat denotes ultimate reality, truth, and what is genuinely good
  • •Auspicious and meritorious actions are described as Sat
  • •The syllable Sat connects worldly virtue with eternal truth
SatOm Tat Satrealitytruth