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Chapter 14 · Verse 23 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 14.23

serene Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity Attachment & Letting Go

Sanskrit

उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते।।14.23।।

Transliteration

udāsīna-vad āsīno guṇair yo na vichālyate guṇā vartanta ity evaṁ yo ’vatiṣhṭhati neṅgate

Word by Word

udāsīna-vat neutral
āsīnaḥ situated
guṇaiḥ to the modes of material nature
yaḥ who
na not
vichālyate are disturbed
guṇāḥ modes of material nature
vartante act
iti-evam knowing it in this way
yaḥ who
avatiṣhṭhati established in the self
na not
iṅgate wavering
Simplified Perspective

When you stand as a witness to the dance of nature's three gunas—untouched by their constant play—you have found the eye of the storm where the Self remains eternally still. This is not coldness or detachment from life, but a sacred neutrality that allows you to act without being enslaved by success or failure, praise or blame.

In modern life, this means doing your work with full presence while holding no grip on outcomes—the CEO can lead without anxiety, the parent can nurture without possessiveness, the artist can create without desperation for recognition.

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Bhagavad Gita 14.23 — BG 14.23

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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