Hinduism - What is called Prakriti ? How Bhagavat Gita explains human Experience in t

of Prakriti ? what are the three qualities known as Gunas and how you explain this ?

Deva Gina
Manama Gina
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Prakrit is nature.
unfortunately in Hinduism people worship the nature and forget the creator of this nature. they try to give equal importance to the creator and his created things.

According to the Gita,living entities,although part and parcel of the Supreme Lord,are to be considered Prakrit. Prakrti is constituted by three qualities.They are mode of goodness (Sattvam.),mode of passion(rajah.), and mode of ignorance (tam ah.).Living entities are conditioned by this material nature.One is happy, another is very active, and another is helpless.Rule of Karma will apply to all these modes.

'Prakriti' means Nature.
'Gunas' are the Primary qualities of Nature which serve as the fundamental operating principles or 'tendencies' of 'Prak?ti' .
These are 1. Satwa Guna - it is generally associated with Creation
2. Rajat Gina - it is associated with Preservation
3. Tamas Guna- It is associated with destruction.
The entire creation and its process of evolution is carried out by these three major Gunas.
There are three prominent Gods who control these gun as-
1. Brahma- Creation
2. Vishnu- Preservation
3.Mahesh-Destruction.
We find this principle superbly combined in the most auspicious and revered sign of the Hinduism -
"OUM".

The moo la Prakrit gives rise to the other 23 ac hit Tatar total ling 24 in all. These 24 ac hit tatty together are called Prakrit. This Prakrit is pervaded by the three Gina stave, rajas and thamo. The 25th tattva is chit -the athman. Though athman is not affected by three gunas but the prakrithi is always influenced by the mode of guna because it originated from the three in the first place.


Saile saile na manikyam mouktikam na gaje gaje

Sadhvo nahi sarvatra candanam na vane vane

Translation

(Not all mountains have precious gems, not all elephants' head have pearls, not all forests have sandalwood trees, and similarly noble souls are not found everywhere)

Explanation

Anything that is good is rare. There are many mines and mountains but precious gems or gold are found only in a few and that too in miniscule quantities. There is a belief that the head of special elephants has pearls. There is a large extent of forest but we find valuable trees only in a few. Similarly we find noble souls only in a few places. It is true that we found more of them in krta yuga and their number diminished as the yugas passed. Krshna who preached Gita towards the end of dvapara yuga felt sad that an absolute devotee was hard to find.

This universe comprises of good and bad in many aspects. Elixir and poison, victory and defeat, pain and pleasure, friends and enemies are all found in this same world. Reaching further, every individual comprises of good and bad qualities, thoughts and habits. They are so closely wound that it is almost impossible to identify the bad and remove them without damaging the good. A startling fact is that the content of good is lower as compared to the bad. For instance, while the much needed satva guna is one portion, the 'to be avoided' rajas and tamas are twice of satva.

Do the above facts mean that the good would be washed off from this world? Are the good fighting a losing battle? Not at all. While we rightly recognized the predominant size and content of bad, we lost sight and concluded apparently that the good is rare and so weak. The good always has the support of Sriman Narayana, the mighty force. We must realise that He is in the side of the good and so the good would finally be victorious.

The Equation

Let us get the equation right : Satva < (rajas + tamas) but (Bhagavan + satva) >> (rajas + tamas).

The moral is - Good is rare but that triumphs.

satyameva jayate !

Chapter 14: The Three Modes Of Material Nature (Prakriti). goodness, passion and ignorance.
Verses 6 to 18
The mode of goodness, being purer than the others, is illuminating, and it frees one from all sinful reactions. Those situated in that mode become conditioned by a sense of happiness and knowledge. The mode of passion is born of unlimited desires and longings.
The mode of darkness, born of ignorance, is the delusion of all embodied living entities.
Destination after death:
When one dies in the mode of
goodness, he attains to the pure higher planets of the great sages;
passion, he takes birth among those engaged in furtive activities;
ignorance, he takes birth in the animal kingdom.
Actions:
The result of pious action is pure and is said to be in the mode of goodness, but action done in the mode of passion results in misery, and action performed in the mode of ignorance results in foolishness.
Destination;
Those situated in the mode of goodness gradually go upward to the higher planets; those in the mode of passion live on the earthly planets; and those in the abominable mode of ignorance go down to the hellish worlds.
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Chapter 18
verses 18 to 39
Knowledge:
That knowledge by which one undivided spiritual nature is seen in all living entities, though they are divided into innumerable forms, you should understand to be in the mode of goodness. That knowledge by which one sees that in every different body there is a different type of living entity you should understand to be in the mode of passion. And that knowledge by which one is attached to one kind of work as the all in all, without knowledge of the truth, and which is very meager, is said to be in the mode of darkness.
Action:
But action performed with great effort by one seeking to gratify his desires, and enacted from a sense of false ego, is called action in the mode of passion. That action performed in illusion, in disregard of scriptural injunctions, and without concern for future bondage or for violence or distress caused to others is said to be in the mode of ignorance. One who performs his duty without association with the modes of material nature, without false ego, with great determination and enthusiasm, and without wavering in success or failure is said to be a worker in the mode of goodness.
Worker
One who performs his duty without association with the modes of material nature, without false ego, with great determination and enthusiasm, and without wavering in success or failure is said to be a worker in the mode of goodness.The worker who is attached to work and the fruits of work, desiring to enjoy those fruits, and who is greedy, always envious, impure, and moved by joy and sorrow, is said to be in the mode of passion. The worker who is always engaged in work against the injunctions of the scripture, who is materialistic, obstinate, cheating and expert in insulting others, and who is lazy, always morose and procrastinating is said to be a worker in the mode of ignorance.
Understanding:
That understanding by which one knows what ought to be done and what ought not to be done, what is to be feared and what is not to be feared, what is binding and what is liberating, is in the mode of goodness. That understanding which cannot distinguish between religion and religion, between action that should be done and action that should not be done, is in the mode of passion. That understanding which considers religion to be religion and religion to be religion, under the spell of illusion and darkness, and strives always in the wrong direction, is in the mode of ignorance.
Determination
That determination which is unbreakable, which is sustained with steadfastness by yoga practice, and which thus controls the activities of the mind, life and senses is determination in the mode of goodness. But that determination by which one holds fast to furtive results in religion, economic development and sense gratification is of the nature of passion. And that determination which cannot go beyond dreaming, fearfulness, lamentation, moroseness and illusion ? such unintelligent determination, is in the mode of darkness.
Happiness:
That which in the beginning may be just like poison but at the end is just like nectar and which awakens one to self-realization is said to be happiness in the mode of goodness. That happiness which is derived from contact of the senses with their objects and which appears like nectar at first but poison at the end is said to be of the nature of passion. And that happiness which is blind to self-realization, which is delusion from beginning to end and which arises from sleep, laziness and illusion is said to be of the nature of ignorance.
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In the seventeenth chapter, faith, food, austerity, sacrifice, and charity in the three modes of material nature is described. Please refer in this link http://vedabase.net/bg/17/en3