Chapter 14 · The Three Qualities · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 14.16 — Fruits of the gunas

कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्। रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम् ॥

karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṃ nirmalaṃ phalam | rajasastu phalaṃ duḥkhamajñānaṃ tamasaḥ phalam ||

Meaning

The fruit of good action is said to be pure and sattvic; the fruit of rajas is pain, and the fruit of tamas is ignorance.

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