Chapter 14 • Verse 22

Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga

The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas

Sanskrit Verse

Shri bhagavan uvaca: Prakasham cha pravrittim cha moham eva cha pandava, na dveshti sampravrittani na nivrittani kankhati

Translation & Meaning

The Supreme Lord says: O Arjuna, one who does not hate illumination, attachment, and delusion when present, nor longs for them when absent — such a person has transcended the gunas. The transcended soul is neither attracted nor repelled by the manifestations of any guna.

Key Teachings

  • Transcendence means equanimity toward all guna manifestations
  • Neither craving sattva nor hating tamas characterizes the liberated
  • Freedom from attraction and aversion to all gunas is the mark

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