Having given a very detailed description of the qualities of a rajasic and tamasic person, the Brahmana in Anu Gita at the end of the Mahabharata explains the qualities of a sattvic person, which is of the nature of good, causing welfare of the world and blemishless.
Sattva is of the nature of joy, love, high qualities, brilliance and easy. There is neither self-pity nor miserliness, there is no fear, there is complete contentment and the quality of immense faith. Sattva is of the nature of forgiveness, fortitude, non-violence, equanimity of mind, truthfulness and straightforwardness. There is no anger and jealousy. There is cleanliness of body, mind and surroundings, there is skill in action and valour.
The one, whose mind is united to the truth, also considers knowledge as worthless, good conduct as worthless, service as vain and self-effort as purposeless—from the absolute standpoint of truth—attains the highest in this world and the other after the body is dropped. The highest refers here to liberation of mind. Such a person has no identification with his limited possessions, no sense of ego, does not have any vain hopes about future situations and maintains an equanimity in all directions, is free from desires. These are the life-long qualities of good people.
There are more qualities of the sattva guna such as self-confidence, modesty, forbearance, letting go and lack of laziness, not being cruel, having no delusory perceptions in the mind, compassion, being loving towards all creatures, being filled with joy, contentment and admiration of the universe and humility are all. Such a person has a sense of purity in performing acts towards making the mind peaceful, having an auspicious understanding of situations and people and liberation of the mind, indifference to the thoughts of the world and abstinence from the pursuit of physical pleasures. Such a mind can easily renounce on all fronts, harbouring no possessiveness of things and people, entertaining no desires, and having an infallible pursuit of dharma.
They also consider meritorious donations to be in vain, and also conducting fire sacrifices, studying holy texts and taking vows as vain. Similarly, they consider receiving gifts and bribes or following the daily and periodical ritualistic duties as exercises in vanity, while even considering austerities to be of no avail.
The wise people call such persons with these qualities of sattva as those who know the truth and have been born in families of people who know the truth, valorous in spirit and having the right vision of goodness.
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