Bhagavad Gita 14.20 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Rise above all three, and you are free from sorrow.”
What it means
“Going beyond these three forces that shape the body, a person is freed from birth, death, old age and sorrow, and tastes immortality.”
The original Sanskrit
गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान् । जन्ममृत्युजरादुःखैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्नुते ॥
guṇānetānatītya trīndehī dehasamudbhavān janmamṛtyujarāduḥkhairvimukto.amṛtamaśnute
Translations
Literal translation
Having transcended these three qualities which are the origin of the body, the embodied one, becoming free from birth, death, old age and sorrows, experiences Immortality.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
यह देही पुरुष शरीर की उत्पत्ति के कारणरूप तीनों गुणों से अतीत होकर जन्म, मृत्यु, जरा और दु:खों स े विमुक्त हुआ अमृतत्व को प्राप्त होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 14.21Arjuna asks: “What are the signs of someone who has gone beyond these three forces? How do they behave, and how do they rise above them?”