UtshovChapter 14
14.1
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
Shri bhagavanuvachaparam bhuyah pravakshyami gyananam gyanamuttamam, yajgyatva munayah sarve param siddhimito gatah
Simple meaning, written by AIThe Supreme Lord says: I will now explain the highest knowledge among all knowledge; the sages who have realized it attain the ultimate perfection.
14.2
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।
Idam gyanamupashritya mama sadharmyamagatah, sargepi nopajayante pralaye na vyathanti cha
Simple meaning, written by AIHaving taken this knowledge, they have attained my nature; they are never born at creation, never destroyed at dissolution, and are not afflicted.
14.3
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
Mama yonirmahadbrahma tasmin garbham dadhamyaham, sambhavah sarvabhutanam tato bhavati bharata
Simple meaning, written by AIMy womb is the great Brahman; I place the seed in it, and from that all beings are produced, O Arjuna.
14.4
सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।
Sarvayonishu kaunteya murtayah sambhavanti yah, tasam brahma mahadyoniraham bijapradah pita
Simple meaning, written by AIIn all wombs, O Arjuna, forms arise; I am the great Brahma, the father who gives the seed to those wombs.
14.5
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम्।।14.5।।
Sattvam rajastama iti gunah prakritisambhavah, nibadhnanti mahabaho dehe dehinamavyayam
Simple meaning, written by AIThe qualities of nature are sattva, rajas and tamas; they bind the eternal soul to the body, O mighty one.
14.6
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
Tatra sattvam nirmalatvatprakashakamanamayam, sukhasangena badhnati gyanasangena chanagha
Simple meaning, written by AISattva, being pure, illuminates and is free from disease; it binds one through attachment to happiness and also through attachment to knowledge.
14.7
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
Rajo ragatmakam viddhi trishnasangasamudbhavam, tannibadhnati kaunteya karmasangena dehinam
Simple meaning, written by AIRajas is the mode of passion, born of desire and attachment; it binds the embodied being through attachment to action.
14.8
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।
Tamastvagyanajam viddhi mohanam sarvadehinam, pramadalasyanidrabhistannibadhnati bharata
Simple meaning, written by AITamas is the mode of darkness, born of ignorance; it deludes all embodied beings and binds them through negligence, laziness and sleep.
14.9
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
Sattvam sukhe sanjayati rajah karmani bharata, gyanamavritya tu tamah pramade sanjayatyuta
Simple meaning, written by AISattva brings happiness, Rajas creates activity, and Tamas, when covered by ignorance, causes delusion.
14.10
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
Rajastamashchabhibhuya sattvam bhavati bharata, rajah sattvam tamashchaiva tamah sattvam rajastatha
Simple meaning, written by AIWhen Rajas and Tamas are subdued, Sattva predominates; Rajas dominates Sattva, Tamas dominates Rajas, and Sattva dominates Tamas.
14.11
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।
Sarvadvareshu dehesminprakasha upajayate, gyanam yada tada vidyadvivriddham sattvamityuta
Simple meaning, written by AIWhen the light of knowledge arises in all the openings of the body, that increased knowledge is called Sattva.
14.12
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
Lobhah pravrittirarambhah karmanamashamah spriha, rajasyetani jayante vivriddhe bharatarshabha
Simple meaning, written by AIGreed, the urge to act, initiation, lack of restraint and craving arise in a person whose rajas (passionate nature) has increased.
14.13
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
Aprakashopravrittishcha pramado moha eva cha, tamasyetani jayante vivriddhe kurunandana
Simple meaning, written by AIIgnorance, inertia, negligence and delusion are born in a person whose tamas (darkness) has grown.
14.14
यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्।तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते।।14.14।।
Yada sattve pravriddhe tu pralayam yati dehabhrit, tadottamavidam lokanamalanpratipadyate
Simple meaning, written by AIWhen a person whose sattva (purity) has increased dwells in the body, the body attains dissolution and he reaches the supreme, immaculate worlds of the wise.
14.15
रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।
Rajasi pralayam gatva karmasangishu jayate, tatha pralinastamasi mudhayonishu jayate
Simple meaning, written by AIIn the mode of passion, after death one is born among those attached to action; in the mode of darkness, after death one is born in a deluded womb.
14.16
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।14.16।।
Karmanah sukritasyahuh sattvikam nirmalam phalam, rajasastu phalam duhkhamagyanam tamasah phalam
Simple meaning, written by AIThe fruit of a good deed performed in sattva is called pure and spotless; the fruit of action in rajas is painful and rooted in ignorance; the fruit of action in tamas is also a result, characterized by darkness.
14.17
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
Sattvatsanjayate gyanam rajaso lobha eva cha, pramadamohau tamaso bhavatogyanameva cha
Simple meaning, written by AIKnowledge arises from sattva, greed from rajas, and delusion, stupidity and ignorance arise from tamas.
14.18
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
Urdhvam gachchhanti sattvastha madhye tishthanti rajasah, jaghanyagunavrittistha adho gachchhanti tamasah
Simple meaning, written by AIThose situated in sattva rise upward; those in rajas remain in the middle; those in tamas descend downward.
14.19
नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति।गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति।।14.19।।
Nanyam gunebhyah kartaram yada drashtanupashyati, gunebhyashcha param vetti madbhavam sodhigachchhati
Simple meaning, written by AIWhen one sees the Creator beyond the modes and knows that beyond the modes is My supreme nature, he attains Me.
14.20
गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्।जन्ममृत्युजरादुःखैर्विमुक्तोऽमृतमश्नुते।।14.20।।
Gunanetanatitya trindehi dehasamudbhavan, janmamrityujaraduhkhairvimuktomritamashnute
Simple meaning, written by AIHaving transcended the three modes that arise from the body, one is freed from birth, death, old age, disease and sorrow, and attains immortality.
14.21
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।
Arjuna uvachakairlingaistringunanetanatito bhavati prabho, kimacharah katham chaitanstringunanativartate
Simple meaning, written by AIArjuna said: O Lord, how does one become beyond the three modes, and what conduct leads to that state?
14.22
श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति।।14.22।।
Shri bhagavanuvachaprakasham cha pravrittim cha mohameva cha pandava, na dveshti sampravrittani na nivrittani kankshati
Simple meaning, written by AIThe Lord said: Arjuna, one who does not hate illumination, activity, or delusion when they arise, nor long for them when they cease.
14.23
उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते।।14.23।।
Udasinavadasino gunairyo na vichalyate, guna vartanta ityeva yovatishthati nengate
Simple meaning, written by AIOne who sits like an unconcerned person, is not moved by the gunas, and stays steady knowing that the gunas alone are acting, without wavering.
14.24
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
Samaduhkhasukhah svasthah samaloshtashmakanchanah, tulyapriyapriyo dhirastulyanindatmasanstutih
Simple meaning, written by AIOne who is equal in pleasure and pain, established in the self, sees a clod, a stone, and gold as the same, and is equal toward the pleasant and unpleasant, steady, and equal in blame and praise.
14.25
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
Manapamanayostulyastulyo mitraripakshayoh, sarvarambhaparityagi gunatitah sa uchyate
Simple meaning, written by AIOne who is equal in honor and dishonor, equal toward friend and foe, and has given up all undertakings is said to be beyond the gunas.
14.26
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।
Mam cha yovyabhicharena bhakitayogena sevate, sa gunansamatityaitan brahmabhuyaya kalpate
Simple meaning, written by AIOne who serves Me with unwavering devotion through the yoga of devotion crosses beyond these gunas and becomes fit for the state of Brahman.
14.27
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च।।14.27।।
Brahmano hi pratishthahamamritasyavyayasya cha, shashvatasya cha dharmasya sukhasyaikantikasya cha
Simple meaning, written by AII am the support of Brahman, the immortal, the imperishable, the eternal, the righteousness and the ultimate happiness.