Bhagavad Gita 14.19 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“When you see the moods just come and go, you come close to me.”
What it means
“When a person sees that only these forces act, and knows what is beyond them, they reach my nature.”
The original Sanskrit
नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति । गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति ॥
nānyaṃ guṇebhyaḥ kartāraṃ yadā draṣṭānupaśyati guṇebhyaśca paraṃ vetti madbhāvaṃ so.adhigacchati
Translations
Literal translation
When the witness sees none other than the qualities as the agent, and knows that which is superior to the qualities, he attains My nature.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जब द्रष्टा (साधक) पुरुष तीनों गुणों के अतिरिक्त किसी अन्य को कर्ता नहीं देखता, अर्थात् नहीं समझता है और ती नों गुणों से परे मेरे तत्व को जानता है, तब वह मेरे स्वरूप को प्राप्त होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 14.20“Going beyond these three forces that shape the body, a person is freed from birth, death, old age and sorrow, and tastes immortality.”