Bhagavad Gita 14.22 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“They don’t fight their moods, and don’t chase them either.”
What it means
Krishna answers: “They don't resent clarity, activity or confusion when these arise, and they don't long for them when they fade.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । प्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव । न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca prakāśaṃ ca pravṛttiṃ ca mohameva ca pāṇḍava na dveṣṭi sampravṛttāni na nivṛttāni kāṅkṣati
Translations
Literal translation
The Blessed Lord said: O son of Pandu, he neither dislikes illumination (knowledge), activity and delusion when they appear, nor does he long for them when they disappear.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- हे पाण्डव ! (ज्ञानी पुरुष) प्रकाश, प्रवृत्ति और मोह के प्रवृत्त होने पर भी उनका द्वेष नहीं करता तथा निवृत्त होने पर उनकी आकांक्षा नहीं करता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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