Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 14 - Grantha

The Bhagavad Gita unfolds on the battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰, a moment suspended between war and wisdom. Here, amidst the clash of the 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌃 and 𑌕𑍌𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 and 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 engage in a dialogue that transcends the immediate chaos. Chapter 14, titled 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 - the 𑌯𑍋𑌗 of the Division of the Three Gunas, invites us to look beneath the surface of action and emotion, into the very fabric of human nature.

In the previous chapters, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 has guided 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 through the paths of 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮-𑌯𑍋𑌗 (selfless action), 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨-𑌯𑍋𑌗 (knowledge), and 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌯𑍋𑌗 (devotion). Chapter 13 explored the distinction between the field (𑌕𑍍𑌶𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰) and the knower of the field (𑌕𑍍𑌶𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍍𑌨), helping 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 see the difference between the body and the true Self, or 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾.

Looking ahead, the next chapter turns to 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃, using the image of the upside-down Ashvattha tree to reveal the perishable world, the imperishable Self, and the Supreme Person beyond both. But first, Chapter 14 asks us to become explorers of our own inner landscape, to recognize the subtle forces at play, and to discover the freedom that comes from knowing who we truly are.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to the Supreme Self. Now begins the fourteenth chapter, called 'The Yoga of the Division of the Three Qualities.'

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: I will once more explain the supreme knowledge, the highest among all forms of wisdom. By understanding this, all contemplative sages have reached the ultimate perfection beyond this world.

𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌮 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌯𑍇 𑌨 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌚 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who take refuge in this knowledge and reach a state of unity with Me are not born again during creation, nor do they experience distress during the dissolution of the universe.

𑌮𑌮 𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌵𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
My womb is the vast cosmic substance, and into it I place the seed of all life. From this union, Arjuna, comes the birth of every living being.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌮𑌹𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌃 𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌃 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O son of Kunti, whatever forms come into existence in any womb, the great source or womb for all of them is primordial nature, and I am the father who provides the seed.

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌰𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O mighty-armed Arjuna, the qualities of clarity, activity, and inertia-known as sattva, rajas, and tamas-arise from nature and bind the unchanging self to the body.

𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌕𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌬𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌨𑌘 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Of these qualities, sattva, because it is pure, is illuminating and free from harm. Yet, O sinless one, it binds by creating attachment to happiness and to knowledge.

𑌰𑌜𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Understand that rajas is the quality of passion, which is rooted in craving and attachment. This force, Arjuna, binds the soul by creating a strong attachment to action and its results.

𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌜𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But know that tamas, the quality of darkness and inertia, is born from ignorance. It confuses all living beings, Arjuna, and binds them through negligence, laziness, and sleep.

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌰𑌜𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤 ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, the quality of clarity (sattva) binds one to happiness, the quality of passion (rajas) binds one to action, while the quality of inertia (tamas), by covering knowledge, binds one to carelessness and neglect.

𑌰𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌯 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ।
𑌰𑌜𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌤𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌰𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, sometimes the quality of clarity (sattva) becomes dominant by subduing passion (rajas) and inertia (tamas); at other times, passion prevails by overpowering clarity and inertia; and likewise, inertia takes over by suppressing clarity and passion.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶 𑌉𑌪𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When the light of understanding shines clearly through all the senses in this body, know for certain that the quality of clarity and harmony, sattva, has become dominant.

𑌲𑍋𑌭𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌂𑌭𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌶𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾 ।
𑌰𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌭𑌰𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌭 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, when the quality of rajas becomes dominant, greed, constant activity, the urge to begin new undertakings, restlessness, and intense longing all arise.

𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍋 𑌮𑍋𑌹 𑌏𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌨 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, when tamas becomes dominant, these arise: lack of clarity, inactivity, negligence, and delusion.

𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌭𑍃𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌦𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When a person dies while the quality of purity is dominant, they reach the flawless realms inhabited by those who have realized the highest truth.

𑌰𑌜𑌸𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌷𑍁 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍁 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If someone dies while the quality of rajas is dominant, they are reborn among people who are attached to action and activity. In the same way, if someone dies when tamas is prevailing, they are born into families or species lacking in intelligence or awareness.

𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌫𑌲𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌰𑌜𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 𑌫𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The wise say that the outcome of good actions is pure and comes from the quality of clarity and harmony. The result of actions driven by passion is suffering, while the result of actions rooted in ignorance is further ignorance.

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌰𑌜𑌸𑍋 𑌲𑍋𑌭 𑌏𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍋𑌹𑍌 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌃 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
From purity and clarity comes knowledge; from passion and restlessness arises greed. From inertia and darkness emerge negligence, confusion, and also ignorance.

𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌃 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌸𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌜𑌘𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌃 𑌅𑌧𑍋 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌃 ॥1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who are established in the quality of sattva rise to higher states, those who are influenced by rajas remain in the middle, and those whose actions are shaped by the lowest quality, tamas, descend to lower states.

𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍁𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When a person recognizes that the qualities of nature alone are responsible for all actions, and understands what is beyond these qualities, that person attains a state like Mine.

𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌤𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍍 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍀 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑍈𑌃 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍇 ॥20॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When the embodied soul rises above these three qualities that originate in the body, it becomes free from birth, death, aging, and suffering, and attains a state of immortality.

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌕𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌗𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌤𑍀𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋 ।
𑌕𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 ॥21॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Arjuna said: O Lord, by what signs can someone who has gone beyond these three qualities be recognized? What is their way of living, and how do they actually rise above these three qualities?

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵 ।
𑌨 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑌿 ॥22॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: O Arjuna, when illumination, activity, or delusion arise, the one who has transcended the modes does not dislike them; nor does he crave for them when they fade away.

𑌉𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌨𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌨𑌃 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌤 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌵𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑍇𑌂𑌗𑌤𑍇 ॥23॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who sits as if detached, unaffected by the movements of the qualities of nature, and who understands that these qualities alone are active, remains steady and does not get swept away by them.

𑌸𑌮𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍋 𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌃 𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥24॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who remains balanced in both pain and pleasure, who is anchored in their own true self, who sees no difference between a clod of earth, a stone, or gold, who is impartial toward what is pleasant or unpleasant, who is steady in wisdom, and who treats criticism and praise of themselves with equal regard.

𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍋𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌂𑌭𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍀 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌃 𑌸 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥25॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
One who remains steady in both honor and dishonor, who treats friend and enemy alike, and who has given up all personal initiatives or undertakings, is recognized as someone who has transcended the influence of the material qualities.

𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌸 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍇 ॥26॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever serves Me with unwavering devotion, practicing the yoga of single-minded love, transcends these qualities of nature and becomes eligible for the state of Brahman.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚 ।
𑌶𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚 ॥2𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For I am the very foundation of Brahman, the immortal, the unchanging, the eternal law, and the supreme, undivided bliss.

॥ 𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the fourteenth chapter, titled 'The Yoga of the Division of the Three Qualities', from the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, found within the Upanishad-like scripture of the Bhagavad Gita, which teaches the knowledge of Brahman and the science of yoga.

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