Chapter 14 · Verse 5 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 14.5
Sanskrit
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम्।।14.5।।
Transliteration
sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛiti-sambhavāḥ nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam
In plain words
You feel trapped by your own mind—by the worry that won't stop, the anger you can't control, the fog you can't see through. Krishna says: you are not these patterns. You are the one who can *see* them happening. The moment you step back and notice whether you're in clarity, restlessness, or confusion, you've already begun to free yourself from their grip.
Word by Word
Sri Krishna reveals the three gunas—sattva, rajas, and tamas—as the fundamental forces woven into the fabric of material nature itself. These are not external enemies but the very threads that bind the eternal soul to the body, creating the illusion of limitation.
When you understand that you are the witness to these qualities rather than their victim, you begin to step free from their grip. In daily life, this means pausing to observe whether your thoughts, desires, and actions arise from clarity, restlessness, or delusion—and choosing consciously rather than reacting automatically.
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Bhagavad Gita 14.5 — BG 14.5
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