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Chapter 18 · Verse 19 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 18.19

philosophical Jnana & Wisdom Karma & Action Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।

Transliteration

jñānaṁ karma cha kartā cha tridhaiva guṇa-bhedataḥ prochyate guṇa-saṅkhyāne yathāvach chhṛiṇu tāny api

Word by Word

jñānam knowledge
karma action
cha and
kartā doer
cha also
tridhā of three kinds
eva certainly
guṇa-bhedataḥ distinguished according to the three modes of material nature
prochyate are declared
guṇa-saṅkhyāne Sānkhya philosophy, which describes the modes of material nature
yathā-vat as they are
śhṛiṇu listen
tāni them
api also
Simplified Perspective

Krishna now unveils the final secret: knowledge, action, and the doer themselves are all threefold expressions of the gunas—not ultimately real, but appearing real through the lens of nature's three modes. This is the dissolution of all false responsibility and the doorway to freedom.

When you truly see that the ego claims authorship of what nature alone performs, the burden of doership falls away, and you rest in your timeless witness-self. In daily life, this teaching liberates you from guilt and anxiety by revealing that your essential nature is untouched by the fruits of action.

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Bhagavad Gita 18.19 — BG 18.19

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

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