Why is God called as 'Sattva Priya'?

[Ms. Laxmi Thrylokya asked: When God has created all the three qualities (Sattva, Rajas and Tamas) with equal importance, why is God called as 'Sattva Priya'- the one who likes Sattvam?]

Swāmi Replied:- A good question indeed. In one angle, Sattvam means good quality whereas Rajas and Tamas mean bad qualities. God always likes good qualities as far as Pravṛtti or worldly life is concerned. But, these three qualities have different meanings in another angle. Sattvam means awareness, which is the basic form of knowledge (merely to know something). Rajas means inert energy. Rajas means fine powder. The inert energy also is like fine powder containing quantised particle nature. Tamas means condensed matter of inert energy. Both matter and awareness are forms of inert energy only. This means that Rajas or inert energy is the beginning material of the creation indicating God Brahmā. Sattvam is knowledge discriminating good from bad, which is necessary for ruling of the creation indicating God Viṣṇu. Tamas is firmness like solidified matter and such firmness is required in the final destruction of the entire creation indicating God Śiva. God is said to be Sattvapriya meaning that God likes the deep Spiritual knowledge as said in the Gītā that God is fond of the Spiritual knowledge (Jñānayajñena tenā'ham…- Gītā).

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