Chapter 14 · The Three Qualities · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 14.9 — What the gunas do

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत। ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत ॥

sattvaṃ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata | jñānamāvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayatyuta ||

Meaning

Sattva attaches one to happiness, rajas to action, while tamas covers knowledge and attaches one to negligence.

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