sattvam rajas tama iti
nirgunasya gunas trayah
sthiti-sarga-nirodhesu
grhita mayaya vibhoh
sattvam -- the mode of goodness; rajah -- the mode of passion; tamah -- the mode of ignorance; iti -- all these; nirgunasya -- of the Transcendence; gunah trayah -- are three qualities; sthiti -- maintenance; sarga -- creation; nirodhesu -- in destruction; grhitah -- accepted; mayaya -- by the external energy; vibhoh -- of the Supreme.



