Chapter 14 · The Three Modes of Nature

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 14.23

श्रीभगवानुवाच प्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ् क्षति उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येवं योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha prakāśhaṁ cha pravṛittiṁ cha moham eva cha pāṇḍava na dveṣhṭi sampravṛittāni na nivṛittāni kāṅkṣhati udāsīna-vad āsīno guṇair yo na vichālyate guṇā vartanta ity evaṁ yo ’vatiṣhṭhati neṅgate

Recitation · Text 14.23
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (27 words)

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Seated as one indifferent, he is not disturbed by the guṇas; knowing that it is only the guṇas that are at work, he stands firm and does not waver. Guṇā vartanta — the guṇas are turning. Said the way one notes the weather.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:"The guṇas are turning" — said the way one notes the weather.