Chapter 14 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Division of the Three GunasKrishna
Verse 11
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 14, श्लोक 11
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।
ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत॥११॥
Transliteration
Sarva-Dvareshu Dehe'smin Prakasha Upajayate.
Jnanam Yada Tada Vidyad-Vivriddham Sattvam-Ity-Uta.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
सर्वद्वारेषुsarva-dvareshuin all the gates (senses)
देहे अस्मिन्dehe asminin this body
प्रकाशःprakashahlight/illumination
उपजायतेupajayatearises
ज्ञानम्jnanamknowledge
यदाyadawhen
तदाtadathen
विद्यात्vidyatone should know
विवृद्धम्vivriddhamhas increased
सत्त्वम्sattvamSattva
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जब इस शरीर के सब द्वारों (इन्द्रियों) में प्रकाश और ज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है, तब जानना चाहिए कि सत्त्वगुण बढ़ा हुआ है।
English Translation
When the light of knowledge shines through all the gates (senses) of the body, then one should know that Sattva has increased.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna provides practical signs for recognizing each Guna's predominance. When Sattva is dominant, there is clarity in perception, alertness of mind, and a luminous quality in all sense experiences. The 'gates' refer to the nine openings of the body through which we interact with the world — when these function with clarity and wisdom, Sattva prevails.