Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

Chapter 14: The Three Divisions of Material Nature (Guṇatraya-vibhÄga-yoga). Text 17

sattvÄt sañjÄyate jñÄnaá¹ rajaso lobha eva cha pramÄda-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñÄnam eva cha [17]

sattvÄt–From goodness; jñÄnam–knowledge; cha eva–and; rajasaḥ–from passion; lobhaḥ–greed; sañjayate–is born; tamasaḥ (cha)–and from ignorance; pramÄda-mohau–delusion and bewilderment; bhavataḥ–arise; ajñÄnam eva cha–and a lack of knowledge; (bhavati)– ensues. [17]


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From the mode of goodness, knowledge arises; from the mode of passion, greed; and from the mode of ignorance, delusion, bewilderment, and a lack of knowledge ensue.

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