1. satvamu, rajassu, tamamu anu prakṛti guṇamulalō modaṭidi.

2. “satvaṃ rajastama iti guṇāḥ prakṛti saṃbhavāḥ |

nibadhnaṃti mahābāhō dēhē dēhinamavyayaṃ |

tatra satvaṃ nirmalatvāt prakāśaka manāmayaṃ |

sukha saṃgēna badhnāti jñāna saṃgēna cānagha ||“. (śrīmadbhagavadgīta - 14 - 5,6)

(satvamu, rajassu, tamamu anu mūḍuguṇamulu prakṛtivalana kaliginavi. ivi dēhi ayina jīvuni dēhamaṃdu baṃdhiṃcucunnavi. vāṭilō satvaguṇamu nirmalamainadaguṭacēta - śuddhamainadaguṭacēta, jñānamunu kaligiṃcuṭacēta baṃdhamu kalugacēyucunnadi).

3. satvāt hi sarvatra sukhaṃ bhavati, sukhē jātē sarvapadārthasya sukhadatvāt tatra prīti rutpadyatē, tasmāt hētōḥ satvaṃ prītyātmakaṃ.

(satvaguṇamuvalana aṃtaṭa sukhamulu kalugunu. anniṃṭivalana sukhamu kaluguṭavalana vāṭiyaṃdu prīti kalugunu. aṃducēta satvaguṇamu prītyātmakamu).

4. ‘satvāt saṃjāyatē jñānaṃ’ (śrīmadbhagavadgīta - 14 - 17)

(satvaguṇamuvalana jñānamu kalugunu).

“adhikasatvāt jñānaṃ, ātma yādhātmya aparōkṣa jñānaṃ jāyatē”.

(satvaguṇamu adhikamugā nuṃḍuṭacēta aparōkṣajñānamu ātmayokka nijatatvajñānamu kalugunu).

5. “sarvadvārēṣu dēhē(a)smin prakāśa upajāyatē |

jñānaṃ yathā tathā vidyāt vivṛddhaṃ satvamityuta ||“. (śrrīmadbhagavadgīta - 14 -11)

(sarva dvārēṣu, ātmanaḥ upalabdi dvrāṇi śrōtrādīni sarvāṇi karaṇāni tēṣu sarvēṣu dvārēṣu aṃtaḥ karaṇasya buddhēḥ vyāptiḥ prakāśaḥ, upajāyatē, tadēna jñānaṃ, yadā yēvaṃ prakāśō jñānākhyaḥ upajāyatē tadā jñāna prakāśēna liṃgēna vidyāt vivṛddhaṃ udbhūtaṃ satvaṃ iti (śrīśaṃkaraḥ)

(eppuḍu ī śarīramulōni dvāramulaina śrōtramu modalagu iṃdriyamulu ātma tana caitanyaśakticēta vāṭini tama vṛttulanu cēyagalugunaṭlu cēyucuṃḍunō, aṃduvalana buddhi prakāśiṃcucuṃḍunō appuḍu satvaguṇamu bāgugā vṛddhipoṃdiyunnadani teliyanagunu)

6. “yadā sattvē pravṛddhē tu pralayaṃ yāti dēha bhṛt |

tadōttamavidāṃ lōkān aṃlān pratipadyatē ||” (śrīmadbhagavadgīta - 14 - 14)

“satvē pravṛddhē mṛtaḥ ātmavidāṃ kulēṣu janitvā ātma yāthātmya jñānasādhanēṣu puṇya karmasu adhikarōti” (śrīmān rāmānujaḥ)

(satvaguṇamu vṛddhipoṃdi yuṃḍagā maraṇiṃcinavāḍu goppa jñānulu, nirmalamainavāru nivasiṃculōkamunu poṃdedaru, ātmajñānamu saṃpādiṃcu karmalanu cēyuduru).

7. “rajasta maścā bhibhūya satvaṃ bhavati bhārata” (śrīmadbhagavadgīta - 14 - 10)

(satvaguṇamu rajōgunamunu tamōguṇamunaṇaci vēyagalugunu - śarīramulōni triguṇamulu samānamugā nunna ārōgyamu - okaguṇamu migilina reṃḍiṃṭini aṇaci vēyagalugunu. dānini baṭṭi ā prabalina guṇamula dōṣamulavalana śarīrārōgyamu mārucuṃḍunu, rajastamōguṇamulanu anacivēsi satvaguṇamu prabalamugā nunnapuḍu brahmayāthātmya jñānamu kalugunu).

8. ‘ūrdhvaṃ, gacchaṃti satvasthāḥ’ (śrīmadbhagavadgīta - 14 - 18)

(satvaguṇamu adhikamugā galavāru ūrdhvalōkamulanu, manuṣya gaṃdharva lōkamulanuṃḍi satyalōkamu (brahmalōkamuvaṟaku gala lōkamulanu ceṃduduru)

9. satvavṛtyā rajastamō vṛttī jayēt - satvaṃ satvēnaina - satyadamādi vṛttirūpaṃ upaśamātmakaṃ satvēna - jayēt sātvikānāṃ upāsanayā sēvayā satvaṃ vṛddhaṃ bhavatītyarthaḥ -

(satyavṛti kaligiyuṃḍuṭavalana rajōguṇamuyokka, tamōguṇamuyokka vṛttulanu, vyāpāramulanu jayiṃcavaccunu. satvamunu satvamucētanē jayiṃpavaccunu - (satvamucētananagā, satyamu, daya modalagu upaśamamulacēta ani arthamu - sātvika padārthamula sēviṃcuṭacēta satva guṇamu vṛddhiyagunu)

10. satyaṃ sukha saṃgapradhānaṃ sukhaṃ saṃjayati, saṃślēṣa yati - jñānasaṃgōpi sukhārthaḥ iti bhāvaḥ.

(satvaguṇamu sukhamutō kaligiyuṃḍuṭē prathānamugā galadi, sukhamunu kaligiṃcunadi - jñānamu kaligiyuṃḍuṭakūḍa sukhamunu kaligiṃcuṭakē).

11. “sarvēṣu cakṣurādiṣu jñānadvārēṣu yadhā vastu yādātmya prakāśē jñānaṃ upajāyatē tadā rasmin dēhē satvaṃ pravṛddhaṃ iti vidyāt”

(śrīmān rāmānu jaḥ)

(jñānadvāramulaina kaṃḍlu modalaguvāṭiyaṃdu - kaṃḍlu modalaguvāṭidvārā - vastuvuyokka yadārtharūpamu teliyabaḍucunnapuḍu ā dēhamaṃdu satvaguṇamu vṛddhi ayinadi yani telusukonavalenu)

12. satyasya svarūpaṃ nirmalatvāt prakāśakaṃ, prakāśa sukhāvaraṇa svabhāvarahitatā nirmalatvaṃ - prakāśasukha jananaikāṃta svabhāvatayā prakāśa sukhahētu bhūtaṃ ityarthaḥ - prakāśō vastuyadhātmyavabōdhiḥ, anāmayaṃca - āmayākhya kāryaṃ savidyatē ityanāmayaṃ, adōgatā hētu ityarthaḥ. ēṣaḥ satvābhyō guṇaḥ dēhinaṃ sukha saṃgēna, jñāna saṃgēca badhnāti - puruṣasya sukahsaṃgaṃ jñānasaṃgaṃca janayati ityarthaḥ jñāna sukhayōḥ saṃgēhi jātē tatsādhanēṣu laukika vaidikēṣu pravartatē - tataśca tatphalānubhavasādhana bhūtā su yōniṣu jāyatē iti satvaṃ sukha jñāna saṃgadvārēṇa puruṣaṃ badnāti jñāna sukha jananaṃ punarapiu tayōḥ saṃga jananaṃ satvaṃ ityuktaṃ bhavati”.

(śrīmān rāmānujaḥ)

(satvamuyokka svarūpamu nirmalamainadaguṭacēta prakāśamu. prakāśasubhāvaraṇa svabhāvamu lēnaṃduna nirmalamu. prakāśa sukha jananaikāṃta svabhāvamuvalana prakāśa sukhamulaku kāraṇamainavi. prakāśamu vastuvuyokka yādhātmyamunu bōdhiṃcunadi anāmayamu - āmayayamanu kāryamu lēnidi. anāmayaṃ - rōgamu lēkuṃḍuṭaku kāraṇamainadi. satvamanu pērugala guṇamu dēhini sukha saṃgamuvalana, jñānasaṃgamuvalana baṃdhamu kaligiṃcunu - anagā, puruṣuniki sukhasaṃgamu, jñānamutō saṃgamu kaligiṃcunu - jñānasaṃgamu, sukhasaṃgamu kalugaganē vāṭiki laukika sādhanamulu, vaidika sādhanamulunu pravartiṃcunu - dānivalana dāni phalamunanubhaviṃcu sādhanamulaina yōnulaṃdu janmiṃcunu - ī rītigā satvamu sukha saṃgamu valananu, jñānasaṃgamu valananu puruṣuniki baṃdhamu kalugacēyunu - jñāna sukha janakamulalō saṃga jananamu satvaṃ ani ceppabaḍunu).

13. “kāṣṭaṃbukaṃṭe dhūmaṃbu, dhūmaṃbukaṃṭe trayīmayaṃbaina vahni yeṭlu viśēṣaṃbagunaṭlu tamōguṇaṃbukaṃṭe rajōguṇaṃbu, rajōguṇaṃbukaṃṭe brahma prakāśaṃbagu satvaguṇaṃbu viśiṣṭaṃbagu” (śrīmadāṃdhramahābhāgavatamu - 1 - 2 -)

14. “satvaguṇaṃbu valana manasādyaṃtaḥkaraṇa catuṣṭayaṃ śrōtrādi jñānēṃdriya paṃcakaṃbunu buṭṭunu”. (vivēkaciṃtāmaṇi -)

15. “satvaṃ satvavatāmahaṃ” (śrīmadbhagavadgīta - 10 - 36)

(satvaguṇamu galavārilōni satvaguṇamu nēnē - bhagavaṃtuḍē).

16. “tē. satvaguṇamuna sadbhakti saṃbhaviṃcu

bhakti yutamuga jittaṃbu bhavyamagunu

hṛdaya padmaṃbunaṃ dōli neṟugabaḍina

yaṭṭi nīku namaskāramayya, varada”. (śrīmadāṃdhramahābhāgavatamu - 3 - 13 - 428)

17. satvamu reṃḍu vidhamulu –

(1) śuddha satvamu - rajastamō guṇamulu kaliyanidi

(2) malina satvamu - rajastamōguṇamulatō kalisinadi.

18. satvamu mūḍu vidhamulu - pāramārthikamu, vyāvahārikamu, prātibhāsikamu.