Book Title: Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Author(s): T U Mehta
Publisher: Sastu Sahitya Mudranalaya Trust Ahmedabad

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________________ 369 CHAPTER - 14 GUNA TRAVA VIBHAGA YOGA According to Sankhya Prakriti functions through “Gunas” of each subject. Gunas are of thru characters namely, Satwa, Rajas and Tamas.Satwa means pure, Rajas means active but restless and Tamas means darkness. Final charcter of Prakriti is decided by the interplay of these three Gunas of a subject. During this interplay if one of these three Gunas predominates in a particular subject the character of Prakriti is determined accordingly.For more detailed discussion of this subject please refer to “Outlinnes of Sankhya” given in the beginning. This chapter discusses the above stated features of Gunas. Nomenclature apart, Prakriti means the same thing which referred to in Jainism as “Ajiva” and Gunas as Karma. So whatever is said in this chapter about Gunas and Prakriti can be read as applying to “Karma" and “Ajiva”. This means that the final character Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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