Chapter 25
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणा जीवस्य नैव मे । चित्तजा यैस्तु भूतानां सज्जमानो निबध्यते ॥ १२ ॥
Transliteration
sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇā jīvasya naiva me citta-jā yais tu bhūtānāṁ sajjamāno nibadhyate
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
sattvam — the mode of goodness; rajaḥ — the mode of passion; tamaḥ — the mode of ignorance; iti — thus; guṇāḥ — the modes; jīvasya — pertaining to the spirit soul; na — not; eva — indeed; me — to Me; citta-jāḥ — manifest within the mind; yaiḥ — by which modes; tu — and; bhūtānām — to material creations; sajjamānaḥ — becoming attached; nibadhyate — one is bound up.
Translation
“The three modes of material nature — goodness, passion and ignorance — influence the living entity but not Me. Manifesting within his mind, they induce the living entity to become attached to material bodies and other created objects. In this way the living entity is bound up.”