Chapter 14 · The Three Qualities · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 14.8 — The quality of inertia

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्। प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत ॥

tamastvajñānajaṃ viddhi mohanaṃ sarvadehinām | pramādālasyanidrābhistannibadhnāti bhārata ||

Meaning

Tamas is born of ignorance and deludes all beings. It binds through carelessness, laziness and sleep.

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