Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 14

Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga

गुणत्रयविभागयोगः

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14.1BG-14-1

श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्। यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः ॥

śrī bhagavānuvācaparaṃ bhūyaḥ pravakṣyāmi jñānānāṃ jñānamuttamam| yajjñātvā munayaḥ sarve parāṃ siddhimito gatāḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThe Blessed Lord said, "I will again declare to thee that supreme knowledge, the best of all knowledge, having known which all the sages have gone to supreme perfection after this life."

Swami GambiranandaThe Blessed Lord said, "I shall speak again of the supreme knowledge, the best of all knowledge, by realizing which all the contemplatives have reached the highest perfection from here."

Swami AdidevanandaThe Lord said, "I shall declare again another kind of knowledge: It is the best of all forms of knowledge, by knowing which all the sages have attained the state of perfection beyond this world."

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThe Bhagavat said: Further, once again I shall explain the supreme knowledge, the best among knowledges, by knowing which all the seers have gone from here to the Supreme Success.

Shri Purohit SwamiLord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal to you the wisdom that is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached perfection.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaश्री भगवान् ने कहा -- समस्त ज्ञानों में उत्तम परम ज्ञान को मैं पुन: कहूंगा, जिसको जानकर सभी मुनिजन इस (लोक) से जाकर (इस जीवनोपरान्त) परम सिद्धि को प्राप्त हुए हैं।।

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14.2BG-14-2

इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः। सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च ॥

idaṃ jñānamupāśritya mama sādharmyamāgatāḥ| sarge'pi nopajāyante pralaye na vyathanti ca ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThose who, having taken refuge in this knowledge, have attained unity with Me, are neither born at the time of creation nor disturbed at the time of dissolution.

Swami GambiranandaThose who attain identity with Me by resorting to this Knowledge are not born even during creation, nor do they suffer pain during dissolution.

Swami AdidevanandaResorting to this knowledge, partaking in My Nature, they are not born at the time of creation nor do they suffer at the time of dissolution.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanHolding onto this knowledge, they have attained a state with attributes common to Me; they are neither born at the time of creation nor grieve at the time of dissolution.

Shri Purohit SwamiDwelling in wisdom and realizing My divinity, they are not reborn when the universe is recreated at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaइस ज्ञान का आश्रय लेकर मेरे स्वरूप (सार्धम्यम्) को प्राप्त पुरुष सृष्टि के आदि में जन्म नहीं लेते और प्रलयकाल में व्याकुल भी नहीं होते हैं।।

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14.3BG-14-3

मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्। संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत ॥

mama yonirmahadbrahma tasmin garbhaṃ dadhāmyaham| saṃbhavaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tato bhavati bhārata ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaMy womb is the great Brahma; in it I place the germ; thence, O Arjuna, is the birth of all beings.

Swami GambiranandaMy womb is the great sustainer. In it, I place the seed. From that, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, all things are born.

Swami AdidevanandaMy womb is the great Brahman (i.e. Prakṛti). In it, I lay the germ. From that, O Arjuna, comes the birth of all beings.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThe mighty Brahman is a womb for Me; and in it I lay seed; from which is the birth of all beings, O descendant of Bharata!

Shri Purohit SwamiThe eternal cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed from which all beings are born, O prince!

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे भारत ! मेरी महद् ब्रह्मरूप प्रकृति, (भूतों की) योनि है, जिसमें मैं गर्भाधान करता हूँ; इससे समस्त भूतों की उत्पत्ति होती है।।

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14.4BG-14-4

सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः। तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता ॥

sarvayoniṣu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ| tāsāṃ brahma mahadyonirahaṃ bījapradaḥ pitā ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaWhatever forms are produced, O Arjuna, in any womb whatsoever, the great Brahma is their womb, and I am the seed-giving father.

Swami GambiranandaO son of Kunti, whatever forms are born from all the wombs, of them the great sustainer is the womb; I am the father who deposits the seed.

Swami AdidevanandaWhatever forms are produced in any womb, O Arjuna, the Prakṛti is their great womb, and I am the sowing father.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanO son of Kunti! Whatever manifestations spring up in all the wombs, the mighty Brahman is the womb, and I am the father who sows the seed.

Shri Purohit SwamiO illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit itself that conceives, and I am their father.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे कौन्तेय ! समस्त योनियों में जितनी मूर्तियाँ (शरीर) उत्पन्न होती हैं, उन सबकी योनि अर्थात् गर्भ है महद्ब्रह्म और मैं बीज की स्थापना करने वाला पिता हूँ।।

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14.5BG-14-5

सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः। निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम् ॥

sattvaṃ rajastama iti guṇāḥ prakṛtisaṃbhavāḥ| nibadhnanti mahābāho dehe dehinamavyayam ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThese qualities, O Arjuna, born of Nature, bind fast in the body of the embodied, the indestructible: purity, passion, and inertia.

Swami GambiranandaO mighty-armed one, the qualities, viz. sattva, rajas, and tamas, born of Nature, are the immutable embodiments belonging to the body.

Swami AdidevanandaThe Gunas of Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas arise from Prakrti and bind the immutable Self in the body, O Arjuna.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThe strands, namely the sattva, rajas, and tamas, born from the prime cause (the said mother), bind the changeless embodied soul to the body, O mighty-armed one!

Shri Purohit SwamiPurity, passion, and ignorance are the qualities that the law of nature brings forth. They fetter the free spirit in all beings.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे महाबाहो ! सत्त्व, रज और तम ये प्रकृति से उत्पन्न तीनों गुण देही आत्मा को देह के साथ बांध देते हैं।।

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14.6BG-14-6

तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्। सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ ॥

tatra sattvaṃ nirmalatvātprakāśakamanāmayam| sukhasaṅgena badhnāti jñānasaṅgena cānagha ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaOf these, sattva, which is luminous and healthy due to its stainlessness, binds one by attachment to happiness and knowledge, O sinless one.

Swami GambiranandaAmong them, sattva, being pure and nirmala (pure-transparent, i.e., capable of resisting any form of ignorance, and hence an illuminator, i.e. a revealer of Consciousness), is harmless. O sinless one, it binds through attachment to happiness and attachment to knowledge.

Swami AdidevanandaOf these, sattva, being without impurity, is luminous and free from morbidity. It binds, O Arjuna, through attachment to pleasure and knowledge.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanAmong them, the Sattva, being free from impurity, is illuminating and health-giving; and it binds the embodied one with attachment to happiness and also with attachment to knowledge, O sinless one!

Shri Purohit SwamiO Sinless One! Of these, purity, being luminous, strong, and invulnerable, binds one with its yearning for happiness and illumination.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे निष्पाप अर्जुन ! इन (तीनों) में, सत्त्वगुण निर्मल होने से प्रकाशक और अनामय (निरुपद्रव, निर्विकार या निरोग) है; (वह जीव को) सुख की आसक्ति से और ज्ञान की आसक्ति से बांध देता है।।

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14.7BG-14-7

रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्। तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम् ॥

rajo rāgātmakaṃ viddhi tṛṣṇāsaṅgasamudbhavam| tannibadhnāti kaunteya karmasaṅgena dehinam ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaKnow, O Arjuna, that Rajas is of the nature of passion, the source of thirst and attachment; it binds fast the embodied one by attachment to action.

Swami GambiranandaKnow rajas to be of the nature of passion, born of hankering and attachment. O son of Kunti, it binds the embodied one through attachment to action.

Swami AdidevanandaKnow, O Arjuna, that Rajas is of the nature of passion springing from thirst and attachment. It binds the embodied self with attachment to action.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanYou should know that Rajas is of the nature of desire and is a source of craving-attachment; and it binds the embodied one by attachment to action, O son of Kunti!

Shri Purohit SwamiPassion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activities.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे कौन्तेय ! रजोगुण को रागस्वरूप जानो, जिससे तृष्णा और आसक्ति उत्पन्न होती है। वह देही आत्मा को कर्मों की आसक्ति से बांधता है।।

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14.8BG-14-8

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्। प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत ॥

tamastvajñānajaṃ viddhi mohanaṃ sarvadehinām| pramādālasyanidrābhistannibadhnāti bhārata ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaBut know thou Tamas to be born of ignorance, deluding all embodied beings; it binds fast, O Arjuna, through heedlessness, indolence, and sleep.

Swami GambiranandaOn the other hand, know tamas, which deludes all embodied beings, to be born of ignorance. O scion of the Bharata dynasty, it binds through inadvertence, laziness, and sleep.

Swami AdidevanandaKnow that Tamas is born of false knowledge and deludes all embodied beings. It binds, O Arjuna, with negligence, indolence, and sleep.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanBut, you should also know that Tamas is born of ignorance and deludes all the Embodied; it binds them with negligence, laziness, and sleep, O descendant of Bharata!

Shri Purohit SwamiBut Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses of all embodied beings, binding them with chains of folly, indolence, and lethargy.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaऔर हे भारत ! तमोगुण को अज्ञान से उत्पन्न जानो; जो समस्त देहधारियों (जीवों) को मोहित करने वाला है। वह प्रमाद, आलस्य और निद्रा के द्वारा जीव को बांधता है।।

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14.9BG-14-9

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत। ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत ॥

sattvaṃ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata| jñānamāvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayatyuta ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaSattva attaches to happiness, Rajas to action, O Arjuna, while Tamas, verily shrouding knowledge, attaches to heedlessness.

Swami GambiranandaO scion of the Bharata dynasty, sattva attaches one to happiness, rajas to action, while tamas, obscuring knowledge, leads to inadvertence as well.

Swami AdidevanandaSattva generates attachment to pleasure, Rajas to action, O Arjuna. But Tamas, obscuring knowledge, generates attachment to negligence.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanO descendant of Bharata! The Sattva fully dominates the Embodied in the field of happiness; the Rajas in action; but the Tamas also totally dominates in the field of negligence, by veiling knowledge.

Shri Purohit SwamiPurity brings happiness, passion brings commotion, and ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे भारत ! सत्त्वगुण सुख में आसक्त कर देता है और रजोगुण कर्म में, किन्तु तमोगुण ज्ञान को आवृत्त करके जीव को प्रमाद से युक्त कर देता है।।

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14.10BG-14-10

रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत। रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा ॥

rajastamaścābhibhūya sattvaṃ bhavati bhārata| rajaḥ sattvaṃ tamaścaiva tamaḥ sattvaṃ rajastathā ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaNow, O Arjuna, Sattva prevails, having overpowered Rajas and Tamas; then Rajas, having overpowered Sattva and Tamas; and then Tamas, having overpowered Sattva and Rajas.

Swami GambiranandaO scion of the Bharata dynasty, sattva increases by subduing rajas and tamas; rajas increases by overpowering sattva and tamas; and tamas increases by dominating over sattva and rajas.

Swami AdidevanandaPrevailing over Rajas and Tamas, Sattva predominates, O Arjuna. Prevailing over Tamas and Sattva, Rajas predominates. Prevailing over Rajas and Sattva, Tamas predominates.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanO descendant of Bharata! The Sattva increases by overpowering the Rajas and the Tamas; the Rajas increases by overpowering the Sattva and the Tamas; and the Tamas increases likewise by overpowering the Sattva and the Rajas.

Shri Purohit SwamiO Prince! Purity prevails when passion and ignorance are overcome; passion, when purity and ignorance are overcome; and ignorance when it is overcome by purity and passion.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे भारत ! कभी रज और तम को अभिभूत (दबा) करके सत्त्वगुण की वृद्धि होती है, कभी रज और सत्त्व को दबाकर तमोगुण की वृद्धि होती है, तो कभी तम और सत्त्व को अभिभूत कर रजोगुण की वृद्धि होती है।।

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14.11BG-14-11

सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते। ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत ॥

sarvadvāreṣu dehe'sminprakāśa upajāyate| jñānaṃ yadā tadā vidyādvivṛddhaṃ sattvamityuta ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaWhen the wisdom-light shines through every gate of this body, then it may be known that Sattva is predominant.

Swami GambiranandaWhen the illumination of knowledge radiates through all the doors of the senses in this body, then one should know that sattva has greatly increased.

Swami AdidevanandaWhen knowledge, like light, illuminates from all gateways (i.e., the senses), then one should know that Sattva prevails.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanWhen the knowledge-light arises in all the gates of this body, then one should also know that the Sattva has predominantly increased.

Shri Purohit SwamiWhen the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that purity prevails.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजब इस देह के द्वारों अर्थात् समस्त इन्द्रियों में ज्ञानरूप प्रकाश उत्पन्न होता है, तब सत्त्वगुण को प्रवृद्ध हुआ जानो।।

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14.12BG-14-12

लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा। रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ ॥

lobhaḥ pravṛttirārambhaḥ karmaṇāmaśamaḥ spṛhā| rajasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaGreed, activity, the undertaking of actions, restlessness, and longing—these arise when Rajas is predominant, O Arjuna.

Swami GambiranandaO best of the Bharata dynasty, when rajas becomes predominant, these come into being: avarice, restlessness, undertaking of actions, agitation, and craving.

Swami AdidevanandaGreed, activity, undertaking of work, restlessness, and longing—these arise, O Arjuna, when Rajas predominates.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanGreed, exertion, undertaking of actions, restlessness, and craving—these are born when Rajas predominates, O chief of the Bharatas!

Shri Purohit SwamiO best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act, and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of passion.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे भरत-श्रेष्ठ ! रजोगुण के प्रवृद्ध होने पर लोभ, प्रवृत्ति (सामान्य चेष्टा) कर्मों का आरम्भ, शम का अभाव तथा स्पृहा, ये सब उत्पन्न होते हैं।।

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14.13BG-14-13

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च। तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन ॥

aprakāśo'pravṛttiśca pramādo moha eva ca| tamasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe kurunandana ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaDarkness, inertia, carelessness, and delusion—these arise when Tamas is predominant, O Arjuna.

Swami GambiranandaO descendant of the Kuru dynasty, when tamas predominates, these come into being without exception: non-discrimination, inactivity, inadvertence, and delusion.

Swami AdidevanandaNon-illumination, inactivity, negligence, and even delusion—these arise, O Arjuna, when Tamas prevails.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanAbsence of mental illumination, lack of exertion, negligence, and mere delusion—these are born when Tamas predominates, O darling of the Kurus!

Shri Purohit SwamiDarkness, stagnation, folly, and infatuation are the results of the dominance of ignorance, O joy of the Kuru clan!

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaहे कुरुनन्दन ! तमोगुण के प्रवृद्ध होने पर अप्रकाश, अप्रवृत्ति, प्रमाद और मोह ये सब उत्पन्न होते हैं।।

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14.14BG-14-14

यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्। तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते ॥

yadā sattve pravṛddhe tu pralayaṃ yāti dehabhṛt| tadottamavidāṃ lokānamalānpratipadyate ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaIf the embodied one meets death when Sattva is predominant, then they attain the spotless worlds of the knowers of the Highest.

Swami GambiranandaWhen an embodied one undergoes death while sattva is exclusively predominant, then he attains the untainted worlds of those who know the highest (entities).

Swami AdidevanandaIf the embodied self dissolves when Sattva prevails, then it proceeds to the pure worlds of those who know the highest.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanBut if the body-bearer dies when sattva is on the increase, then he attains to the spotless worlds of those who know the highest.

Shri Purohit SwamiWhen purity prevails, the soul, upon leaving the body, passes on to the pure regions where those who know the Highest reside.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजब यह जीव (देहभृत्) सत्त्वगुण की प्रवृद्धि में मृत्यु को प्राप्त होता है, तब उत्तम कर्म करने वालों के निर्मल अर्थात् स्वर्गादि लोकों को प्राप्त होता है।।

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14.15BG-14-15

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते। तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते ॥

rajasi pralayaṃ gatvā karmasaṅgiṣu jāyate| tathā pralīnastamasi mūḍhayoniṣu jāyate ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaMeeting death in Rajas, he is born among those who are attached to action; and dying in Tamas, he is born in the womb of the thoughtless.

Swami GambiranandaWhen one dies while rajas predominates, they are born among people attached to activity. Similarly, when one dies while tamas predominates, they take birth among the stupid species.

Swami Adidevananda(a) When Rajas is prevalent, one meets with dissolution and is born among those attached to work. (b) Similarly, when Tamas prevails, one who has met with dissolution is born in the womb of beings lacking intelligence.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanBy meeting death when Rajas is on the increase, he is born among those who are attached to action; likewise, by meeting death when Tamas is on the increase, he is born in the wombs of the deluded.

Shri Purohit SwamiWhen passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaरजोगुण के प्रवृद्ध काल में मृत्यु को प्राप्त होकर कर्मासक्ति वाले (मनुष्य) लोक में वह जन्म लेता है तथा तमोगुण के प्रवृद्धकाल में (मरण होने पर) मूढ़योनि में जन्म लेता है।।

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14.16BG-14-16

कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्। रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम् ॥

karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṃ nirmalaṃ phalam| rajasastu phalaṃ duḥkhamajñānaṃ tamasaḥ phalam ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThey say that the fruit of good action is Sattvic and pure; indeed, the fruit of Rajas is pain, and the fruit of Tamas is ignorance.

Swami GambiranandaThey say that the result of good work is pure and is born of Sattva. But the result of Rajas is sorrow; the result of Tamas is ignorance.

Swami AdidevanandaIt is said that the fruit of a good deed is pure and of the nature of Sattva; the fruit of Rajas is pain; and the fruit of Tamas is ignorance.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanIt is said that the fruit of good action is spotless and of the Sattva nature; whereas the fruit of Rajas is pain, and the fruit of Tamas is ignorance.

Shri Purohit SwamiThey say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and pure; the outcome of passion is misery, and of ignorance, darkness.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaशुभ कर्म का फल सात्विक और निर्मल कहा गया है; रजोगुण का फल दु;ख और तमोगुण का फल अज्ञान है।।

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14.17BG-14-17

सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च। प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च ॥

sattvātsañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca| pramādamohau tamaso bhavato'jñānameva ca ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaFrom Sattva arises knowledge, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and delusion arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.

Swami GambiranandaFrom sattva is born knowledge, and from rajas, avarice indeed. From tamas are born inadvertence, delusion, and ignorance, to be sure.

Swami AdidevanandaFrom Sattva arises knowledge, from Rajas arises greed, from Tamas arises negligence and delusion, and from it arises ignorance.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanFrom Sattva arises wisdom; from Rajas, only greed; and from Tamas arise negligence, delusion, and ignorance.

Shri Purohit SwamiPurity engenders wisdom, passion avarice, and ignorance folly, infatuation, and darkness.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaसत्त्वगुण से ज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है। रजोगुण से लोभ तथा तमोगुण से प्रमाद, मोह और अज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है।।

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14.18BG-14-18

ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः। जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः ॥

ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti sattvasthā madhye tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥ| jaghanyaguṇavṛttisthā adho gacchanti tāmasāḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThose seated in Sattva ascend; those of Rajasic nature dwell in the middle; and those of Tamasic nature, abiding in the function of the lowest Guna, descend.

Swami GambiranandaPeople who conform to sattva go higher up; those who conform to rajas stay in the middle; those who conform to tamas, who conform to the actions of the lowest quality, go down.

Swami AdidevanandaThose who rest in Sattva ascend upwards; those who abide in Rajas stay in the middle; and those, abiding in the tendencies of Tamas descend downwards.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThose established in Sattva ascend; those given to Rajas remain in the middle; those given to Tamas, established in the tendencies of bad qualities, descend.

Shri Purohit SwamiWhen purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when passion is in the ascendant, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when ignorance is in the ascendant, he is lost.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaसत्त्वगुण में स्थित पुरुष उच्च (लोकों को) जाते हैं; राजस पुरुष मध्य (मनुष्य लोक) में रहते हैं और तमोगुण की अत्यन्त हीन प्रवृत्तियों में स्थित तामस लोग अधोगति को प्राप्त होते हैं।।

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14.19BG-14-19

नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति। गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति ॥

nānyaṃ guṇebhyaḥ kartāraṃ yadā draṣṭānupaśyati| guṇebhyaśca paraṃ vetti madbhāvaṃ so'dhigacchati ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaWhen the seer beholds no agent other than the Gunas and knows that which is higher than them, he attains to My Being.

Swami GambiranandaWhen the witness sees none other than the qualities as the agent, and knows that which is superior to the qualities, he attains My nature.

Swami AdidevanandaWhen the seer beholds no agent of action other than the Gunas, and knows what is beyond the Gunas, he attains to My state.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanWhen the Perceiver (the Self) finds no agent other than the Strands, and realizes That which is beyond the Strands, then he attains My state.

Shri Purohit SwamiAs soon as one understands that it is only the qualities that act and nothing else, and perceives that which is beyond, they attain My divine nature.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजब द्रष्टा (साधक) पुरुष तीनों गुणों के अतिरिक्त किसी अन्य को कर्ता नहीं देखता, अर्थात् नहीं समझता है और तीनों गुणों से परे मेरे तत्व को जानता है, तब वह मेरे स्वरूप को प्राप्त होता है।।

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14.20BG-14-20

गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्। जन्ममृत्युजरादुःखैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्नुते ॥

guṇānetānatītya trīndehī dehasamudbhavān| janmamṛtyujarāduḥkhairvimukto'mṛtamaśnute ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThe embodied one, having crossed beyond these three Gunas from which the body is evolved, is freed from birth, death, decay, and pain, and attains immortality.

Swami GambiranandaHaving transcended these three qualities, which are the origin of the body, the embodied one becomes free from birth, death, old age, and sorrows, and experiences Immortality.

Swami AdidevanandaThe embodied Self, crossing beyond these three Gunas that arise in the body, and being freed from birth, death, aging, and pain, attains immortality.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanTranscending these three strands, from which the body [etc.] is born, the embodied (the soul) is freed from birth, death, old age, and sorrow, and attains immortality.

Shri Purohit SwamiWhen the soul transcends the Qualities, which are the real cause of physical existence, then, freed from birth and death, from old age and misery, he drinks the nectar of immortality.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaयह देही पुरुष शरीर की उत्पत्ति के कारणरूप तीनों गुणों से अतीत होकर जन्म, मृत्यु, जरा और दु:खों से विमुक्त हुआ अमृतत्व को प्राप्त होता है।।

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14.21BG-14-21

अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो। किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते ॥

arjuna uvācakairliṃgaistrīnguṇānetānatīto bhavati prabho| kimācāraḥ kathaṃ caitāṃstrīnguṇānativartate ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaArjuna said, "What are the marks of one who has transcended the three qualities, O Lord? What is their conduct, and how do they go beyond these three qualities?"

Swami GambiranandaArjuna said, "O Lord, by what signs is one known who has gone beyond these three qualities? What is their behavior, and how do they transcend these three qualities?"

Swami AdidevanandaArjuna said, "What are the marks of a person who has transcended the three Gunas? What is their behavior? And how do they transcend the three Gunas?"

Dr. S. SankaranarayanArjuna said, "O Master! With what characteristic marks does he who has transcended these three strands exist? What is his behavior? How does he pass beyond these three strands?"

Shri Purohit SwamiArjuna asked, "My Lord, how can one recognize someone who has transcended the qualities? How do they act and live beyond them?"

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaअर्जुन ने कहा -- हे प्रभो ! इन तीनो गुणों से अतीत हुआ पुरुष किन लक्षणों से युक्त होता है ? वह किस प्रकार के आचरण वाला होता है ? और, वह किस उपाय से इन तीनों गुणों से अतीत होता है।।

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14.22BG-14-22

श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव। न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति ॥

śrī bhagavānuvācaprakāśaṃ ca pravṛttiṃ ca mohameva ca pāṇḍava| na dveṣṭi sampravṛttāni na nivṛttāni kāṅkṣati ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaThe Blessed Lord said, "When light, activity, and delusion are present, he does not hate them, nor does he long for them when they are absent.

Swami GambiranandaThe Blessed Lord said, "O son of Pandu, he neither dislikes illumination (knowledge), activity, nor delusion when they appear, nor does he long for them when they disappear."

Swami AdidevanandaThe Lord said, "He does not hate illumination, nor activity, nor even delusion, O Arjuna, while these prevail, nor does He long for them when they cease."

Dr. S. SankaranarayanThe Bhagavat said, "O son of Pandu! He neither abhors nor craves for illumination, exertion, and delusion, as and when they arise or cease to be."

Shri Purohit SwamiLord Shri Krishna replied: O Prince! He who does not shun the quality that is present and does not long for that which is absent;

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaश्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- हे पाण्डव ! (ज्ञानी पुरुष) प्रकाश, प्रवृत्ति और मोह के प्रवृत्त होने पर भी उनका द्वेष नहीं करता तथा निवृत्त होने पर उनकी आकांक्षा नहीं करता है।।

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14.23BG-14-23

उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते। गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते ॥

udāsīnavadāsīno guṇairyo na vicālyate| guṇā vartanta ityeva yo'vatiṣṭhati neṅgate ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaHe who, seated like one unconcerned, is not moved by the dualities, and who, knowing that the dualities are active, is self-centered and does not move.

Swami GambiranandaHe who, sitting like one indifferent, is not distracted by the three qualities; he who, thinking that the qualities alone act, remains firm and does not move surely;

Swami AdidevanandaHe who sits like one unconcerned, undisturbed by the Gunas; who knows, 'It is the Gunas that are in motion,' and so remains unshaken;

Dr. S. SankaranarayanHe who, sitting like an unconcerned person, is not perturbed by the strands; who is ignorant of the existence of the strands; or who remains simply aware that the strands alone exist; who is not shaken;

Shri Purohit SwamiHe who maintains an attitude of indifference, who is not disturbed by the qualities, who realizes that it is only they who act, and remains calm;

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजो उदासीन के समान आसीन होकर गुणों के द्वारा विचलित नहीं किया जा सकता और "गुण ही व्यवहार करते हैं" ऐसा जानकर स्थित रहता है और उस स्थिति से विचलित नहीं होता।।

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14.24BG-14-24

समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः। तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः ॥

samaduḥkhasukhaḥ svasthaḥ samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ| tulyapriyāpriyo dhīrastulyanindātmasaṃstutiḥ ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaWho is the same in pleasure and pain, who dwells in the Self, to whom a clod of earth, a stone, and gold are all alike, who is the same to the dear and the unfriendly, who is firm, and to whom censure and praise are one and the same.

Swami GambiranandaHe to whom sorrow and happiness are alike, who is established in his own Self, to whom a lump of earth, iron, and gold are the same, to whom the agreeable and the disagreeable are the same, who is wise, to whom censure and his own praise are the same;

Swami AdidevanandaHe who is alike in pleasure and pain, who dwells in his Self, who looks upon a clod, a stone, and a piece of gold as of equal value, who remains the same towards things dear and hateful, and who is intelligent, who regards both blame and praise of himself as equal.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanTo whom pain, pleasure, and sleep are all the same; to whom a cold, a stone, and a lump of gold are all the same; to whom both the pleasant and unpleasant things are equal; who is firm-minded; to whom blame and personal commendation are equal.

Shri Purohit SwamiWho accepts pain and pleasure as they come, is centered in their Self, to whom a piece of clay, stone, or gold are all the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजो स्वस्थ (स्वरूप में स्थित), सुख-दु:ख में समान रहता है तथा मिट्टी, पत्थर और स्वर्ण में समदृष्टि रखता है; ऐसा वीर पुरुष प्रिय और अप्रिय को तथा निन्दा और आत्मस्तुति को तुल्य समझता है।।

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14.25BG-14-25

मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः। सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते ॥

mānāpamānayostulyastulyo mitrāripakṣayoḥ| sarvārambhaparityāgī guṇātītaḥ sa ucyate ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaWho is the same in honor and dishonor, the same to friend and foe, abandoning all undertakings, he is said to have transcended the dualities.

Swami GambiranandaHe who is the same under honor and dishonor, who is equitably disposed towards both friends and foes, who has renounced all undertakings—he is said to have gone beyond dualities.

Swami AdidevanandaHe who is the same in honor and dishonor, and the same to friend and foe, and who has abandoned all enterprises—he is said to have risen above the Gunas.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanWho remains equal to honor and dishonor, and equal to the sides of both the friend and the foe; and who has given up all fruits of his actions—he is said to have transcended the bonds.

Shri Purohit SwamiWho looks equally upon honor and dishonor, loves friends and foes alike, and abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the qualities.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजो मान और अपमान में सम है; शत्रु और मित्र के पक्ष में भी सम है, ऐसा सर्वारम्भ परित्यागी पुरुष गुणातीत कहा जाता है।।

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14.26BG-14-26

मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते। स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥

māṃ ca yo'vyabhicāreṇa bhakitayogena sevate| sa guṇānsamatītyaitān brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaAnd he who serves Me with unwavering devotion, he, crossing beyond the dualities, is fit for becoming Brahman.

Swami GambiranandaAnd he who serves Me through the unswerving Yoga of Devotion, he, having gone beyond these qualities, qualifies for becoming Brahman.

Swami AdidevanandaAnd he who, with unwavering devotion through Yoga, serves Me, he, transcending the Gunas, becomes fit for the state of Brahman.

Dr. S. SankaranarayanWhoever serves me alone with an unwavering devotion to yoga, they will transcend these strands and become Brahman.

Shri Purohit SwamiAnd he who serves Me alone, with unwavering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities and become one with the Eternal.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaजो पुरुष अव्यभिचारी भक्तियोग के द्वारा मेरी सेवा अर्थात् उपासना करता है, वह इन तीनों गुणों के अतीत होकर ब्रह्म बनने के लिये योग्य हो जाता है।।

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14.27BG-14-27

ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च। शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च ॥

brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhā'hamamṛtasyāvyayasya ca| śāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca ||

Translation

Swami SivanandaFor I am the abode of Brahman, the immortal, immutable, and everlasting Dharma, and absolute bliss.

Swami GambiranandaFor I am the Abode of Brahman—the indestructible, immutable, eternal, Dharma, and absolute Bliss.

Swami AdidevanandaFor I am the ground of Brahman, the immortal, immutable, and eternal Dharma, and perfect bliss.

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan'I' am the support for the immortal and changeless Brahman and for its eternal attribute, the unalloyed happiness.

Shri Purohit SwamiFor I am the home of the spirit, the continual source of immortality, eternal righteousness, and infinite joy.

Hindi

Swami Tejomayanandaक्योंकि मैं अमृत, अव्यय, ब्रह्म, शाश्वत धर्म और ऐकान्तिक अर्थात् पारमार्थिक सुख की प्रतिष्ठा हूँ।।

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