Chapter 14 · The Three Modes of Nature

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 14.20

गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान् जन्ममृत्युजरादु:खैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्रुते

guṇān etān atītya trīn dehī deha-samudbhavān janma-mṛityu-jarā-duḥkhair vimukto ’mṛitam aśhnute

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Transcending these three guṇas that give rise to the body, the embodied one is freed from birth, death, old age and sorrow, and drinks the nectar. Freedom is placed after transcending all three, including the good one.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Freedom comes after transcending all three — including the good one.