Chapter 25
सात्त्विकं सुखमात्मोत्थं विषयोत्थं तु राजसम् । तामसं मोहदैन्योत्थं निर्गुणं मदपाश्रयम् ॥ २९ ॥
Transliteration
sāttvikaṁ sukham ātmotthaṁ viṣayotthaṁ tu rājasam tāmasaṁ moha-dainyotthaṁ nirguṇaṁ mad-apāśrayam
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
sāttvikam — in the mode of goodness; sukham — happiness; ātma-uttham — generated from the self; viṣaya-uttham — generated from sense objects; tu — but; rājasam — in the mode of passion; tāmasam — in the mode of ignorance; moha — from delusion; dainya — and degradation; uttham — derived; nirguṇam — transcendental; mat-apāśrayam — within Me.
Translation
“Happiness derived from the self is in the mode of goodness, happiness based on sense gratification is in the mode of passion, and happiness based on delusion and degradation is in the mode of ignorance. But that happiness found within Me is transcendental.”