Chapter 14 · Verse 21 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 14.21
Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
Transliteration
arjuna uvācha kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho kim āchāraḥ kathaṁ chaitāns trīn guṇān ativartate
Word by Word
Arjun asks the deepest question: how does a soul transcend the three gunas that bind all of creation? He recognizes that liberation is not philosophical abstraction but a living reality—a person whose consciousness has crossed beyond sattva, rajas, and tamas.
When you stop being *ruled* by the modes and start being a witness to them, you enter a freedom that no circumstance can touch. In your daily life, this means noticing when you're driven by desire, inertia, or even the false security of 'being good'—and choosing to rest in the awareness that watches all three.
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Bhagavad Gita 14.21 — BG 14.21
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