Bhagavad Gita 14.23 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“They watch them calmly: ‘It’s just a mood passing.’”
What it means
“They sit as if unaffected, undisturbed by these forces, knowing ‘it's just the forces at work’, and stay steady.”
The original Sanskrit
उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते । गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येवं योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते ॥
udāsīnavadāsīno guṇairyo na vicālyate guṇā vartanta ityevaṃ yo.avatiṣṭhati neṅgate
Translations
Literal translation
He who, sitting like one indifferent, is not distracted by the three qualities; he who, thinking that the qualities alone act, remains firm and surely does not move;
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो उदासीन के समान आसीन होकर गुणों के द्वारा विचलित नहीं किया जा सकता और "गुण ही व्यवहार करते हैं" ऐसा जान कर स्थित रहता है और उस स्थिति से विचलित नहीं होता।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 14.24“They are the same in pain and pleasure, centred in themselves. A lump of earth, a stone and gold are the same to them. Pleasant and unpleasant, praise and blame — all alike. They are steady.”