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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verse 17 (14.17) means: From clarity comes knowledge; from restlessness comes greed; from dullness come carelessness, delusion, and ignorance.
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva cha pramāda-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñānam eva cha
From clarity comes knowledge; from restlessness comes greed; from dullness come carelessness, delusion, and ignorance.
स्पष्टता से ज्ञान आता है; बेचैनी से लोभ; जड़ता से लापरवाही, मोह और अज्ञान।
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It is verse 17 of Chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 27 verses in total.
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