Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 14, Verse 11

Sanskrit Verse

सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।

Transliteration

sarva-dvāreṣhu dehe ’smin prakāśha upajāyate

jñānaṁ yadā tadā vidyād vivṛiddhaṁ sattvam ity uta

Word meanings

sarva—all; dvāreṣhu—through the gates; dehe—body; asmin—in this; prakāśhaḥ—illumination; upajāyate—manifest; jñānam—knowledge; yadā—when; tadā—then; vidyāt—know; vivṛiddham—predominates; sattvam—mode of goodness; iti—thus; uta—certainly;

Swami Sivananda's translation

When the wisdom-light shines through every gate of this body, then it may be known that Sattva is predominant.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 14

Related Gunas: Sattva