Chapter 14 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Division of the Three GunasKrishna
Verse 22
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 14, श्लोक 22
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
श्रीभगवानुवाच —
प्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।
न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति॥२२॥
Transliteration
Shri Bhagavan Uvacha —
Prakasham Cha Pravrittim Cha Moham-Eva Cha Pandava.
Na Dveshti Sampravrittani Na Nivrittani Kankshati.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
प्रकाशम्prakashamillumination (Sattva)
प्रवृत्तिम्pravrittimactivity (Rajas)
मोहम्mohamdelusion (Tamas)
पाण्डवpandavaO son of Pandu
न द्वेष्टिna dveshtidoes not hate
सम्प्रवृत्तानिsampravrittaniwhen present
न काङ्क्षतिna kankshatidoes not desire
निवृत्तानिnivrittaniwhen absent
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
श्रीभगवान ने कहा — हे पाण्डव! जो प्रकाश (सत्त्व), प्रवृत्ति (रजस) और मोह (तमस) — इनके उपस्थित होने पर द्वेष नहीं करता और दूर होने पर कामना नहीं करता,
English Translation
The Blessed Lord said — He who does not hate illumination, activity, or delusion when they arise, O Pandava, nor longs for them when they cease,
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna begins describing the Gunatita by addressing the first question about signs. Such a person neither resists nor clings to any of the three Gunas. When Sattvic clarity arises, he does not become proud; when Rajasic activity drives him, he does not become agitated; when Tamasic dullness appears, he does not despair. This equanimity is the hallmark of transcendence.