तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम् |\nप्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत ||१४-८||
tamastvajñānajaṃ viddhi mohanaṃ sarvadehinām .\npramādālasyanidrābhistannibadhnāti bhārata ||14-8||
O Arjun, tamo guṇa, which is born of ignorance, is the cause of illusion for the embodied souls. It deludes all living beings through negligence, laziness, and sleep.