Verse 14.16

Verse 14.16: “Of an act well done, they say, the fruit is pure, as proceeding from the Sattva; of the Rajas the fruit is sorrow, whereas nescience is the fruit of the Tamas. (260)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

For this reason, that which is produced through the Sattva quality is called a virtuous action by the group of Shruti and other Scriptures. Therefore, the unique fruit, full of happiness and knowledge easily secured through the pure Sattvic Guna, is called the Sattvic fruit. All actions arising out of Rajas Gyna are like the fruit of the Vrindavan [Vrindavana] tree outwardly giving pleasure (to look at) but resulting in pain (on account of the internal bitterness). The ripe rich fruit of the neem tree, is sweet (fine) as outwardly seen, but is internally of a bitter taste (poison); of the same type is the fruit of actions arising out of Rajas Guna. All actions arising out of Tamas, yield nescience as their fruit, just as a poisonous fruit is the yield of a poisonous tree.