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Chapter 14 of 18

The Three Gunas

गुणत्रयविभागयोगः

The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas

27 verses
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श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां…
The Blessed Lord said: I shall declare again the supreme knowledge, the best of all knowledge, by kn
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इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽ…
Taking refuge in this knowledge, those who attain My nature are not born at creation nor distressed
3
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।स…
My womb is the great Brahma; in it I place the seed; thence, O Bharata, is the birth of all beings
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सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासा…
O son of Kunti, all forms born in any womb have the great Brahma as their womb; I am the seed-giving
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सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।निबध्न…
O mighty-armed one, the three gunas—sattva, rajas, and tamas—born of Nature, bind the indestructible
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तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ…
Among them, sattva, being pure and illuminating, is free from disease
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रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्न…
Know rajas to be of the nature of passion, born of craving and attachment
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तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रम…
Know that Tamas, born of ignorance, deludes all beings; it binds through heedlessness, laziness, and
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सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमाव…
O Bharata, Sattva binds one to happiness, Rajas to action, and Tamas, covering knowledge, binds one
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रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं…
O Bharata, Sattva prevails when it overcomes Rajas and Tamas; Rajas prevails when it overcomes Sattv
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सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं…
When the light of knowledge shines through all the doors of this body, then know that Sattva has inc
12
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्य…
O best of the Bharatas, when rajas grows, greed, activity, undertaking of actions, restlessness, and
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अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्ये…
O descendant of the Kuru dynasty, when Tamas grows, non-discrimination, inactivity, carelessness, an
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यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्।…
When an embodied one undergoes death while sattva is exclusively predominant, then he attains the un
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रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रली…
Dying in rajas, one is born among those attached to action; dying in tamas, one is born in the wombs
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कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।र…
The fruit of good action is said to be pure and Sattvic; the fruit of Rajas is pain; the fruit of Ta
17
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमाद…
From sattva arises knowledge, from rajas greed; from tamas come heedlessness, delusion, and ignoranc
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ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति र…
Those established in sattva ascend upward; those of rajas remain in the middle; those fixed in the l
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नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति।ग…
When one sees no agent other than the qualities and knows what is beyond them, one attains My nature
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गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्।जन्मम…
Having transcended these three qualities born of the body, the embodied one, freed from birth, death
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अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवत…
Arjuna said: O Lord, by what signs is one known who has transcended these three qualities? What is t
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श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च…
The Blessed Lord said: O Pandava, he neither hates illumination, activity, nor delusion when they ar
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उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन…
He who sits like one indifferent, unmoved by the qualities, and who, knowing only the qualities act,
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समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्…
Read verse 24
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मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्…
He who is equal in honor and dishonor, equal to friends and foes, and has renounced all undertakings
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मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्…
He who serves Me with unwavering devotion, crossing beyond these qualities, becomes fit to become Br
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ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।शाश्…
For I am the foundation of Brahman, the immortal, the immutable, the eternal Dharma, and absolute bl

About Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gita is titled "The Three Gunas" (गुणत्रयविभागयोगः). This chapter contains 27 verses and explores the three qualities of material nature. The core teaching focuses on how goodness (sattva), passion (rajas), and ignorance (tamas) influence all beings. The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas The Bhagavad Gita consists of 18 chapters and 700 verses in total, forming a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. This chapter is part of the ancient Hindu scripture Mahabharata.

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What is Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 about?

Chapter 14, titled "The Three Gunas" (गुणत्रयविभागयोगः), contains 27 verses. The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas This chapter focuses on how goodness (sattva), passion (rajas), and ignorance (tamas) influence all beings.

How many verses are in Chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gita?

Chapter 14 — The Three Gunas — contains 27 verses. Each verse is available in original Sanskrit with transliteration. Full translations in 22 languages, word-by-word meanings, and audio recitation are available in the free Bhagavad Gita app.

What is the Sanskrit name of Chapter 14?

The Sanskrit name of Chapter 14 is "गुणत्रयविभागयोगः," which translates to "The Three Gunas" in English. The Bhagavad Gita's 18 chapters each have a Sanskrit title ending in "Yoga," indicating a spiritual discipline or path.

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