Bhagavad Gita · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga — The Three Modes of Nature

Chapter 14, Verse 19

"Bhagavad Gita 14.19" — meaning and explanation.

Meaning

14.19 When the seer beholds no agent other than the Gunas and knows That which is higher than they, he attains to My Being.

।।14.19।। जब द्रष्टा (साधक) पुरुष तीनों गुणों के अतिरिक्त किसी अन्य को कर्ता नहीं देखता, अर्थात् नहीं समझता है और तीनों गुणों से परे मेरे तत्व को जानता है, तब वह मेरे स्वरूप को प्राप्त होता है।।

Explanation

14.19 न not? अन्यम् other? गुणेभ्यः than the Gunas? कर्तारम् agent? यदा when? द्रष्टा the seer? अनुपश्यति beholds? गुणेभ्यः than the alities? च and? परम् higher? वेत्ति knows? मद्भावम् My Being? सः he? अधिगच्छति,attains to.Commentary The Supreme Self is in no way contaminated by the alities. The liberated sage exclaims I am the witness of the alities. I am neither the enjoyer nor the doer. The alities form the motive power of all actions. I am beyond the Gunas. The Gunas alone are responsible for all actions. I am entirely distinct from the alities. I am pure consciousness. I cannot be touched by the alities. I am like the ether.When a man gets illumination or attains knowledge of the Self? when he realises that there is no agent except the Gunas which are themselves modified as the bodies? the senses and their objects? when he knows that it is the Gunas only that become the agent in all transformations? in all states and in all actions? and when he realises the Supreme Self Who is distinct from the Gunas? Who is the silent witness of the Gunas and their functions? he attains to My state (liberation)? i.e.? becomes identical with Me. He becomes a Gunatita? i.e.? one who has transcended the three Gunas.

Life Lesson

Study Bhagavad Gita 14.19 slowly, then express its central teaching through one thoughtful action in daily life.

Context

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, verse 19, from Krishna's dialogue with Arjuna at Kurukshetra.

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