Verse
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च ।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च ॥
sattvātsañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva capramādamohau tamaso bhavato’jñānameva ca
From sattwa knowledge is born, and greed from rajas; negligence and delusion are of tamas, and also ignorance.
Gītā 14·17