Chapter 14 · The Three Modes of Nature

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 14.21

अर्जुन उवाच कैर्लिङ्गैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो किमाचार: कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते

arjuna uvācha kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho kim āchāraḥ kathaṁ chaitāns trīn guṇān ativartate

Recitation · Text 14.21
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (17 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Arjuna asks the practical question: by what marks is one who has gone beyond the three guṇas known? What is his conduct, and how does he pass beyond them? He wants signs he could actually recognise.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:He wants signs he could actually recognise, not a definition.