Sanskrit · Devanagari
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्। रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṃ nirmalaṃ phalam rajasastu phalaṃ duḥkhamajñānaṃ tamasaḥ phalam
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882The fruit of meritorious action is said to be good, untainted
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।14.16।। --,कर्मणः सुकृतस्य सात्त्विकस्य इत्यर्थः? आहुः शिष्टाः सात्त्विकम् एव निर्मलं फलम् इति। रजसस्तु फलं दुःखं राजसस्य कर्मणः इत्यर्थः? कर्माधिकारात् फलम् अपि दुःखम् एव? कारणानुरूप्यात् राजसमेव। तथा अज्ञानं तमसः तामसस्य कर्मणः अधर्मस्य पूर्ववत्।।किं च गुणेभ्यो भवति --,
c47289278870…Rāmānuja
14.16 Thus, the 'fruit of a good deed,' namely, disinterested work in the form of My worship, performed by one who dies when Sattva prevails - is birth in the family of those who know the self. There he acires more Sattva than before and the self becomes more pure, namely, devoid of the slightest vestige of suffering. So say those who know about the development of Sattva. But the 'fruit of Rajas,' dominating at the time of death, is 'suffering in Samsara.' In consists in successive births in families attached to actions for the sake of fruits. Rirth of this type increases Rajas further, resulting in actions for gaining their fruits. So say those who know about the developments of this Guna. 'Ignorance' is the result of Tamas. The fruit of Tamas dominating at the time of death, is successive conditions of ignorance. What are the results derived from Sattva etc.? To this, He answers:
79c96835c32d…Swami Sivananda
14.16 कर्मणः of action? सुकृतस्य (of) good? आहुः (they) say? सात्त्विकम् Sattvic? निर्मलम् pure? फलम् the fruit? रजसः of Rajas? तु verily? फलम् the fruit? दुःखम् pain? अज्ञानम् ignorance? तमसः of inertia? फलम् the fruit.Commentary Good action Sattvic action. The fruit of good action is both happiness and,knowledge.They The wise.Rajas means Rajasic action as this verse deals with action. The fruit of Rajasic action is bitter. Rajasic action brings pain? disappointment and dissatisfaction. Rajasic activity leads to greed. When the Rajasic man tries to gratify his original desires? new desires crop up. This opens the door to greed.Tamas Tamasic action? unrighteous deeds or sin (Adharma). There is no knowledge within and no foresight.
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