Lord Krishna

śrīmadbhagavadgītā pārāyaṇa - caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ

(Srimad Bhagavad Gita Parayana - Chapter 14 in English (IAST))

From Mahabharata

This chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, known as the Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga, features Lord Krishna explaining the nature of the three Gunas—Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas—which bind the soul to the material world. By understanding the characteristics and influence of these qualities, a seeker can transcend the cycle of birth and death. Attributed to the sage Vyasa within the epic Mahabharata, the recitation of this chapter is considered transformative. It empowers the devotee to gain mastery over their impulses, achieve inner equilibrium, and eventually attain the divine state of liberation and spiritual serenity.

oṃ śrī paramātmane namaḥ

atha caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ

guṇatrayavibhāgayogaḥ śrī bhagavānuvāca

paraṃ bhūyaḥ pravakṣyāmi jñānānāṃ jñānamuttamam |
yajjñātvā munayaḥ sarve parāṃ siddhimito gatāḥ ||1||
idaṃ jñānamupāśritya mama sādharmyamāgatāḥ |
sarge'pi nopajāyante pralaye na vyathanti ca ||2||
mama yonirmahadbrahma tasmingarbhaṃ dadhāmyaham |
sambhavaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tato bhavati bhārata ||3||
sarvayoniṣu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ |
tāsāṃ brahma mahadyoniḥ ahaṃ bījapradaḥ pitā ||4||
sattvaṃ rajastama iti guṇāḥ prakṛtisambhavāḥ |
nibadhnanti mahābāho dehe dehinamavyayam ||5||
tatra sattvaṃ nirmalatvāt prakāśakamanāmayam |
sukhasaṅgena badhnāti jñānasaṅgena cānagha ||6||
rajo rāgātmakaṃ viddhi tṛṣṇāsaṅgasamudbhavam |
tannibadhnāti kaunteya karmasaṅgena dehinam ||7||
tamastvajñānajaṃ viddhi mohanaṃ sarvadehinām |
pramādālasyanidrābhiḥ tannibadhnāti bhārata ||8||
sattvaṃ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata |
jñānamāvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayatyuta ||9||
rajastamaścābhibhūya sattvaṃ bhavati bhārata |
rajaḥ sattvaṃ tamaścaiva tamaḥ sattvaṃ rajastathā ||10||
sarvadvāreṣu dehe'smin prakāśa upajāyate |
jñānaṃ yadā tadā vidyāt vivṛddhaṃ sattvamityuta ||11||
lobhaḥ pravṛttirārambhaḥ karmaṇāmaśamaḥ spṛhā |
rajasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha ||12||
aprakāśo'pravṛttiśca pramādo moha eva ca |
tamasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe kurunandana ||13||
yadā sattve pravṛddhe tu pralayaṃ yāti dehabhṛt |
tadottamavidāṃ lokān amalānpratipadyate ||14||
rajasi pralayaṃ gatvā karmasaṅgiṣu jāyate |
tathā pralīnastamasi mūḍhayoniṣu jāyate ||15||
karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṃ nirmalaṃ phalam |
rajasastu phalaṃ duḥkham ajñānaṃ tamasaḥ phalam ||16||
sattvātsañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca |
pramādamohau tamasaḥ bhavato'jñānameva ca ||17||
ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti sattvasthāḥ madhye tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥ |
jaghanyaguṇavṛttisthāḥ adho gacchanti tāmasāḥ ||18||
nānyaṃ guṇebhyaḥ kartāraṃ yadā draṣṭā'nupaśyati |
guṇebhyaśca paraṃ vetti madbhāvaṃ so'dhigacchati ||19||
guṇānetānatītya trīn dehī dehasamudbhavān |
janmamṛtyujarāduḥkhaiḥ vimukto'mṛtamaśnute ||20||

arjuna uvāca

kairliṅgaistrīnguṇānetān atīto bhavati prabho |
kimācāraḥ kathaṃ caitān trīnguṇānativartate ||21||

śrī bhagavānuvāca

prakāśaṃ ca pravṛttiṃ ca mohameva ca pāṇḍava |
na dveṣṭi sampravṛttāni na nivṛttāni kāṅkṣati ||22||
udāsīnavadāsīnaḥ guṇairyo na vicālyate |
guṇā vartanta ityeva yo'vatiṣṭhati neṅgate ||23||
samaduḥkhasukhaḥ svasthaḥ samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ |
tulyapriyāpriyo dhīraḥ tulyanindātmasaṃstutiḥ ||24||
mānāpamānayostulyaḥ tulyo mitrāripakṣayoḥ |
sarvārambhaparityāgī guṇātītaḥ sa ucyate ||25||
māṃ ca yo'vyabhicāreṇa bhaktiyogena sevate |
sa guṇānsamatītyaitān brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||26||
brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhā'ham amṛtasyāvyayasya ca |
śāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca ||27||
|| oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsu upaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ
yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde guṇatrayavibhāgayogo caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ ||

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