Loading...
Chapter 14
gunatrayavibhagayoga · 27 verses
A mirror
These three moods run through everything the Gita describes here. See which is loudest in you today
श्री भगवानुवाच परं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्। यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः৷৷
śrī bhagavānuvāca paraṅ bhūyaḥ pravakṣyāmi jñānānāṅ jñānamuttamam. yajjñātvā munayaḥ sarvē parāṅ siddhimitō gatāḥ৷৷
"Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection.
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः। सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च৷৷
idaṅ jñānamupāśritya mama sādharmyamāgatāḥ. sargē.pi nōpajāyantē pralayē na vyathanti ca৷৷
Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved.
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्। संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत৷৷
mama yōnirmahadbrahma tasmin garbhaṅ dadhāmyaham. saṅbhavaḥ sarvabhūtānāṅ tatō bhavati bhārata৷৷
The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः। तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता৷৷
sarvayōniṣu kauntēya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ. tāsāṅ brahma mahadyōnirahaṅ bījapradaḥ pitā৷৷
O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father.
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः। निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम्৷৷
sattvaṅ rajastama iti guṇāḥ prakṛtisaṅbhavāḥ. nibadhnanti mahābāhō dēhē dēhinamavyayam৷৷
Purity, Passion and Ignorance are the Qualities which the Law of nature bringeth forth. They fetter the free Spirit in all beings.
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्। सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ৷৷
tatra sattvaṅ nirmalatvātprakāśakamanāmayam. sukhasaṅgēna badhnāti jñānasaṅgēna cānagha৷৷
O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination.
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्। तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्৷৷
rajō rāgātmakaṅ viddhi tṛṣṇāsaṅgasamudbhavam. tannibadhnāti kauntēya karmasaṅgēna dēhinam৷৷
Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity.
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्। प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत৷৷
tamastvajñānajaṅ viddhi mōhanaṅ sarvadēhinām. pramādālasyanidrābhistannibadhnāti bhārata৷৷
But Ignorance, the product of darkness, stupefies the senses in all embodied beings, binding them by chains of folly, indolence and lethargy.
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत। ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत৷৷
sattvaṅ sukhē sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata. jñānamāvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramādē sañjayatyuta৷৷
Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure.
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत। रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा৷৷
rajastamaścābhibhūya sattvaṅ bhavati bhārata. rajaḥ sattvaṅ tamaścaiva tamaḥ sattvaṅ rajastathā৷৷
O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion.
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते। ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत৷৷
sarvadvārēṣu dēhē.sminprakāśa upajāyatē. jñānaṅ yadā tadā vidyādvivṛddhaṅ sattvamityuta৷৷
When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails.
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा। रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ৷৷
lōbhaḥ pravṛttirārambhaḥ karmaṇāmaśamaḥ spṛhā. rajasyētāni jāyantē vivṛddhē bharatarṣabha৷৷
O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion.
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च। तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन৷৷
aprakāśō.pravṛttiśca pramādō mōha ēva ca. tamasyētāni jāyantē vivṛddhē kurunandana৷৷
Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!
यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्। तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते৷৷
yadā sattvē pravṛddhē tu pralayaṅ yāti dēhabhṛt. tadōttamavidāṅ lōkānamalānpratipadyatē৷৷
When Purity prevails, the soul on quitting the body passes on to the pure regions where live those who know the Highest.
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते। तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते৷৷
rajasi pralayaṅ gatvā karmasaṅgiṣu jāyatē. tathā pralīnastamasi mūḍhayōniṣu jāyatē৷৷
When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant.
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्। रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्৷৷
karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṅ nirmalaṅ phalam. rajasastu phalaṅ duḥkhamajñānaṅ tamasaḥ phalam৷৷
They say the fruit of a meritorious action is spotless and full of purity; the outcome of Passion is misery, and of Ignorance darkness.
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च। प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च৷৷
sattvātsañjāyatē jñānaṅ rajasō lōbha ēva ca. pramādamōhau tamasō bhavatō.jñānamēva ca৷৷
Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः। जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः৷৷
ūrdhvaṅ gacchanti sattvasthā madhyē tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥ. jaghanyaguṇavṛttisthā adhō gacchanti tāmasāḥ৷৷
When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost.
नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति। गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति৷৷
nānyaṅ guṇēbhyaḥ kartāraṅ yadā draṣṭānupaśyati. guṇēbhyaśca paraṅ vētti madbhāvaṅ sō.dhigacchati৷৷
As soon as man understands that it is only the Qualities which act and nothing else, and perceives That which is beyond, he attains My divine nature.
गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्। जन्ममृत्युजरादुःखैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्नुते৷৷
guṇānētānatītya trīndēhī dēhasamudbhavān. janmamṛtyujarāduḥkhairvimuktō.mṛtamaśnutē৷৷
When 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 quaffs the nectar of immortality.
अर्जुन उवाच कैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो। किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते৷৷
arjuna uvāca kairliṅgaistrīnguṇānētānatītō bhavati prabhō. kimācāraḥ kathaṅ caitāṅstrīnguṇānativartatē৷৷
Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?
श्री भगवानुवाच प्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव। न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति৷৷
śrī bhagavānuvāca prakāśaṅ ca pravṛttiṅ ca mōhamēva ca pāṇḍava. na dvēṣṭi sampravṛttāni na nivṛttāni kāṅkṣati৷৷
Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Prince! He who shuns not the Quality which is present, and longs not for that which is absent;
उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते। गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते৷৷
udāsīnavadāsīnō guṇairyō na vicālyatē. guṇā vartanta ityēva yō.vatiṣṭhati nēṅgatē৷৷
He who maintains an attitude of indifference, who is not disturbed by the Qualities, who realises that it is only they who act, and remains calm;
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः। तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः৷৷
samaduḥkhasukhaḥ svasthaḥ samalōṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ. tulyapriyāpriyō dhīrastulyanindātmasaṅstutiḥ৷৷
Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः। सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते৷৷
mānāpamānayōstulyastulyō mitrāripakṣayōḥ. sarvārambhaparityāgī guṇātītaḥ sa ucyatē৷৷
Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities.
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते। स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते৷৷
māṅ ca yō.vyabhicārēṇa bhakitayōgēna sēvatē. sa guṇānsamatītyaitān brahmabhūyāya kalpatē৷৷
And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal.
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च। शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च৷৷
brahmaṇō hi pratiṣṭhā.hamamṛtasyāvyayasya ca. śāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca৷৷
For I am the Home of the Spirit, the continual Source of immortality, of eternal Righteousness and of infinite Joy."