Bhagavad Gita 14.21 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Arjuna asks: “How does a person who has risen above them behave?”
What it means
Arjuna 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?”
The original Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच । कैर्लिङ्गैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो । किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते ॥
arjuna uvāca kairliṅgaistrīnguṇānetānatīto bhavati prabho kimācāraḥ kathaṃ caitāṃstrīnguṇānativartate
Translations
Literal translation
Arjuna said: O Lord, by what signs is one (known) who has gone beyond these three qualities? What is his behaviour, and how does he transcend these three qualities?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे प्रभो ! इन तीनो गुणों से अतीत हुआ पुरुष किन लक्षणो ं से युक्त होता है ? वह किस प्रकार के आचरण वाला होता है ? और, वह किस उपाय से इन तीनों गुणों से अतीत होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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