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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verse 21

The Three Modes of Nature

अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते

arjuna uvācha kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho kim āchāraḥ kathaṁ chaitāns trīn guṇān ativartate

What does Bhagavad Gita 14.21 mean?

Arjuna asked, "My Lord, how can one recognize someone who has transcended the qualities? How do they act and live beyond them?"

Word-by-word meaning

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun inquired · kaiḥ—by what · liṅgaiḥ—symptoms · trīn—three · guṇān—modes of material nature · etān—these · atītaḥ—having transcended · bhavati—is · prabho—Lord · kim—what · āchāraḥ—conduct · katham—how · cha—and · etān—these · trīn—three · guṇān—modes of material nature · ativartate—transcend

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