Chapter 14 · The Three Modes of Nature

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 14.18

ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसा: जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसा:

ūrdhvaṁ gachchhanti sattva-sthā madhye tiṣhṭhanti rājasāḥ jaghanya-guṇa-vṛitti-sthā adho gachchhanti tāmasāḥ

Recitation · Text 14.18
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Those established in goodness go upward; the passionate remain in the middle; those settled in the workings of the lowest quality go downward. A vertical map, offered without any suggestion that a position is permanent.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:A vertical map, with no suggestion that any position is permanent.