Shloka 5
Adhyāya 41 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Gurv-anumati and Strategic Counsel (युधिष्ठिरस्य गुर्वनुमतिः)
ऑपन-- माल बक। अि<-छऋाज ३. जैसे खेतमें बोये हुए बीजोंका उनके अनुरूप फल समयपर प्रकट होता है
sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛti-sambhavāḥ | nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam ||
Arjuna, de brazos poderosos, escucha: las tres cualidades fundamentales—sattva (claridad), rajas (ímpetu inquieto) y tamas (inercia y oscuridad)—nacen de la Naturaleza primordial (prakṛti). Por su influjo atan al ser imperecedero que habita el cuerpo (dehin) a la vida en la carne, modelando temperamento y elección, y con ello el rumbo ético de los actos, aun en medio de la presión de la guerra y del deber.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The self is imperishable, yet its lived experience and moral tendencies are conditioned by the three guṇas arising from prakṛti. Understanding how sattva, rajas, and tamas bind the embodied being is a key step toward disentangling identity from these forces and acting with discernment.
In the Gītā discourse within the Bhīṣma Parva, Kṛṣṇa continues instructing Arjuna by introducing the doctrine of the three guṇas—explaining the psychological and ethical forces that shape conduct and keep the embodied self bound to bodily existence.