Chapter 14 • Verse 24

Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga

The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas

Sanskrit Verse

Sama-duhkha-sukhah sva-sthah sama-lostashma-kanchanah, tulya-priyapriyo dhiras tulya-nindatma-samstutih

Translation & Meaning

One who is equal in happiness and distress, who is steady, to whom a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are equal, to whom the pleasant and unpleasant are the same, who is steady, who regards both blame and praise equally — such a person has transcended the gunas.

Key Teachings

  • Equanimity in pleasure and pain marks transcendence
  • Equal regard for gold and dirt indicates freedom from rajas
  • Equal response to praise and blame shows freedom from ego

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