Devi Bhagavata Purana · Chapter 3.8

guṇānāṃ rūpasaṃsthānādivarṇanam
brahmovāca
sargo'yaṃ kathitastāta yatpṛṣṭo'haṃ tvayā'dhunā /
guṇānāṃ rūpasaṃsthāṃ vai śṛṇuṣvaikāgramānasaḥ

sattvaṃ prītyātmakaṃ jñeyaṃ sukhātprītisamud‌bhavaḥ /
ārjavaṃ ca tathā satyaṃ śaucaṃ śraddhā kṣamā dhṛtiḥ

anukampā tathā lajjā śāntiḥ santoṣa eva ca /
etaiḥ sattvapratītiśca jāyate niścalā sadā

śvetavarṇaṃ tathā sattvaṃ dharme prītikaraḥ sadā /
sacchraddhotpādakaṃ nityamasacchraddhānivārakam

sāttvikī rājasī caiva tāmasī ca tathāparā /
śraddhā tu trividhā proktā munibhistattvadarśibhiḥ

raktavarṇaṃ rajaḥ proktamaprītikaramad‌bhutam /
aprītirduḥkhayogatvād‌bhavatyeva suniścitā

pradveṣo'tha tathā droho matsaraḥ stambha eva ca /
utkaṇṭhā ca tathā nidrā śraddhā tatra ca rājasī

māno madastathā garvo rajasā kila jāyate /
pratyetavyaṃ rajastvetairlakṣaṇaiśca vicakṣaṇaiḥ

kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ tamaḥ proktaṃ mohanaṃ ca viṣādakṛt /
ālasyaṃ ca tathā'jñānaṃ nidrā dainyaṃ bhayaṃ tathā

vivādaścaiva kārpaṇyaṃ kauṭilyaṃ roṣa eva ca /
vaiṣamyaṃ vātināstikyaṃ paradoṣānudarśanam

pratyetavyaṃ tamastvetairlakṣaṇaiḥ sarvathā budhaiḥ /
tāmasyā śraddhayā yuktaṃ paratāpopapādakam

sattvaṃ prakāśayitavyaṃ niyantavyaṃ rajaḥ sadā /
saṃhartavyaṃ tamaḥ kāmaṃ janena śubhamicchatā

anyonyābhibhavāccaite virudhyanti parasparam /
tatho'nyonyāśrayāḥ sarve na tiṣṭhanti nirāśrayāḥ

sattvaṃ na kevalaṃ kvāpi na rajo na tamastathā /
militāśca sadā sarve tenānyonyāśrayāḥ smṛtāḥ

anyonyamithunāccaiva vistāraṃ kathayāmyaham /
śṛṇu nārada yajjñātvā mucyate bhavabandhanāt

sandeho'tra na kartavyo jñātvetyuktaṃ mayā vacaḥ /
jñātaṃ tadanubhūtaṃ yatparijñātaṃ phale sati

śravaṇāddarśanāccaiva sapadyeva mahāmate /
saṃskārānubhavāccaiva parijñātaṃ na jāyate

śrutaṃ tīrthaṃ pavitrañca śraddhotpannā ca rājasī /
nirgatastatra tīrthe vai dṛṣṭaṃ caiva yathāśrutam

snātastatra kṛtaṃ kṛtyaṃ dattaṃ dānaṃ ca rājasam /
sthitastatra kiyatkālaṃ rajoguṇasamāvṛtaḥ

rāgadveṣānna nirmuktaḥ kāmakrodhasamāvṛtaḥ /
punareva gṛhaṃ prāpto yathāpūrvaṃ tathā sthitaḥ

śrutaṃ ca nānubhūtaṃ vai tena tīrthaṃ munīśvara /
na prāptaṃ ca phalaṃ yasmādaśrutaṃ viddhi nārada

niṣpāpatvaṃ balaṃ viddhi tīrthasya munisattama /
kṛṣeḥ phalaṃ yathā loke niṣpannānnasya bhakṣaṇam

pāpadehavikārā ye kāmakrodhādayaḥ pare /
lobho mohastathā tṛṣṇā dveṣo rāgastathā madaḥ

asūyerṣyākṣamāśāntiḥ pāpānyetāni nārada /
na nirgatāni dehāttu tāvatpāpayuto naraḥ

kṛte tīrthe yadaitāni dehānna nirgatāni cet /
niṣphalaḥ śrama evaikaḥ karṣakasya yathā tathā

śrameṇāpīḍitaṃ kṣetraṃ kṛṣṭā bhūmiḥ sudurghaṭā /
uptaṃ bījaṃ mahārghaṃ ca hitā vṛttirudāhṛtā

ahorātraṃ parikliṣṭo rakṣaṇārthaṃ phalotsukaḥ /
kāle suptastu hemante vane vyāghrādibhirbhṛśam

bhakṣitaṃ śalabhaiḥ sarvaṃ nirāśaśca kṛtaḥ punaḥ /
tadvattīrthaśramaḥ putra kaṣṭado na phalapradaḥ

sattvaṃ samutkaṭaṃ jātaṃ pravṛddhaṃ śāstradarśanāt /
vairāgyaṃ tatphalaṃ jātaṃ tāmasārtheṣu nārada

prasahyābhibhavatyeva tad‌rajastamasī ubhe /
rajaḥ samutkaṭaṃ jātaṃ pravṛttaṃ lobhayogataḥ

tattathābhibhavatyeva tamaḥsattve tathā ubhe /
tamastathotkaṭaṃ bhūtvā pravṛddhaṃ mohayogataḥ

tatsattvarajasī cobhe saṅgamyābhibhavatyapi /
vistaraṃ kathayāmyadya yathābhibhavatīti vai

yadā sattvaṃ pravṛddhaṃ vai matirdharme sthitā tadā /
na cintayati bāhyārthaṃ rajastamaḥsamud‌bhavam

arthaṃ sattvasamud‌bhūtaṃ gṛhṇāti ca na cānyathā /
anāyāsakṛtaṃ cārthaṃ dharmaṃ yajñaṃ ca vāñchati

sāttvikeṣveva bhogeṣu kāmaṃ vai kurute tadā /
rājaseṣu na mokṣārthaṃ tāmaseṣu punaḥ kutaḥ

evaṃ jitvā rajaḥ pūrvaṃ tataśca tamaso jayaḥ /
sattvaṃ ca kevalaṃ putra tadā bhavati nirmalam

yadā rajaḥ pravṛddhaṃ vai tyaktvā dharmān sanātanān /
anyathākurute dharmācchraddhāṃ prāpya tu rājasīm

rājasādarthasaṃvṛddhistathā bhogastu rājasaḥ /
sattvaṃ vinirgataṃ tena tamasaścāpi nigrahaḥ

yadā tamo vivṛddhaṃ syādutkaṭaṃ sambabhūva ha /
tadā vede na viśvāso dharmaśāstre tathaiva ca

śraddhāṃ ca tāmasīṃ prāpya karoti ca dhanātyayam /
drohaṃ sarvatra kurute na śāntimadhigacchati

jitvā sattvaṃ rajaścaiva krodhano durmatiḥ śaṭhaḥ /
vartate kāmacāreṇa bhāveṣu vitateṣu ca

ekaṃ sattvaṃ na bhavati rajaścaikaṃ tamastathā /
sahaivāśritya vartante guṇā mithunadharmiṇaḥ

rajo vinā na sattvaṃ syād‌rajaḥ sattvaṃ vinā kvacit /
tamo vinā na caivaite vartante puruṣarṣabha

tamastābhyāṃ vihīnaṃ tu kevalaṃ na kadācana /
sarve mithunadharmāṇo guṇāḥ kāryāntareṣu vai

anyonyasaṃśritāḥ sarve tiṣṭhanti na viyojitāḥ /
anyonyajanakāścaiva yataḥ prasavadharmiṇaḥ

sattvaṃ kadācicca rajastamasī janayatyuta /
kadācittu rajaḥ sattvatamasī janayatyapi

kadācittu tamaḥ sattvarajasī janayatyubhe /
janayantyevamanyonyaṃ mṛtpiṇḍaśca ghaṭaṃ yathā

buddhisthāste guṇāḥ kāmānbodhayanti parasparam /
devadattaviṣṇumitrayajñadattādayo yathā

yathā strīpuruṣaścaiva mithunau ca parasparam /
tathā guṇāḥ samāyānti yugmabhāvaṃ parasparam

rajaso mithune sattvaṃ sattvasya mithune rajaḥ /
ubhe te sattvarajasī tamaso mithune viduḥ

nārada uvāca
ityetatkathitaṃ pitrā guṇarūpamanuttamam /
śrutvāpyetatsa evāhaṃ tato'pṛcchaṃ pitāmaham

iti śrīdevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe'ṣṭādaśasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ
tṛtīyaskandhe guṇānāṃ rūpasaṃsthānādivarṇanaṃ nāma aṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ