Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 17
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 14 श्लोक 17

सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।
प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी तेजोमयानंद
।।14.17।। सत्त्वगुण से ज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है। रजोगुण से लोभ तथा तमोगुण से प्रमाद? मोह और अज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है।।


Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
What Lord Krishna is stating about those situated  in  sattva  guna  or  the
mode of goodness increase their wisdom  to  fruition  then  atma  tattva  or
realisation of the immortal soul becomes a reality. When raja  guna  or  the
mode of passion increases in intensity more  and  more  avid  appetites  are
incited to enjoy the fruits of. Similarly when tama  guna  or  the  mode  of
ignorance  increases  it  manifests  as  perverted  understanding  and   the
proclivity to be influenced by wickedness from which more and more  tama  is
begotten. Thus all developement of intelligence is blocked and neutralised.