Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-14
The Three Qualities
16. The fruit of a good action, they say, is good and spotless. But the fruit of rajas is pain, and ignorance is the fruit of tamas. For this reason it is stated in the Vedas, that whatever is produced by the sattva quality is a virtuous action (256-260). Therefore the unique fruits of happiness and knowledge are gained through pure sattva quality. All actions, which result from rajas, are pleasant to look at, like the vrindavan (colocynth) fruits, but they are full of pain. Just as the fruit of the neem tree looks fine, but has a bitter taste as that of poison, such is the fruit of rajas-ridden action. As poisonous roots produce only poisonous plants, so actions arising from tamas, yield fruits in the form of ignorance. |
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