Chapter 14

Shloka 14.27 “For I am the basis of Brahman, the immortal, imperishable, and the basis of eternal dharma and absolute bliss.” Key Teaching: Krishna is the basis of Brahman, eternal dharma, and absolute bliss. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna declares himself the basis of Brahman, the immortal, […]

Shloka 14.26 “He who serves Me with unswerving devotion, transcending these gunas, is fit for becoming Brahman.” Key Teaching: Unswerving devotion to Krishna transcends gunas, leading to Brahman. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna states that one who serves him with unswerving devotion transcends the gunas and becomes

Shloka 14.25 “The same in honor and dishonor, equal to friend and foe, abandoning all undertakings—he is said to have transcended the gunas.” Key Teaching: A transcendent person is equal in honor, dishonor, friend, foe, and abandons undertakings. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna describes one who has transcended the

Shloka 14.24 “Equal to pleasure and pain, selfcontained, seeing a clod, stone, and gold alike, the same in the agreeable and disagreeable, firm,” Key Teaching: A transcendent person is equalminded, selfcontained, and views all equally. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna describes one who has transcended the gunas as equal

Shloka 14.23 “He who sits as a neutral observer, unmoved by the gunas, saying, ‘The gunas revolve,’ firm and unshaken,” Key Teaching: A transcendent person remains neutral and unmoved by the gunas’ play. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna describes one who has transcended the gunas as a neutral observer,

Shloka 14.22 “Krishna said: He who does not hate illumination, activity, or delusion when they arise, nor longs for them when they cease, O Pandava,” Key Teaching: A transcendent person neither hates nor desires the gunas’ effects. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna describes one who has transcended the gunas

Shloka 14.21 “Arjuna said: What are the marks of one who has transcended the three gunas? How does he act? How does he go beyond them?” Key Teaching: Arjuna asks about the traits, behavior, and method of transcending gunas. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Guna Traya Vibhaga Yoga, Jnana Yoga. Description: Arjuna asks Krishna about the characteristics,

Shloka 14.20 “Having transcended these three gunas, the embodied soul is freed from birth, death, decay, and pain, attaining immortality.” Key Teaching: Transcending gunas frees the soul from samsara, granting immortality. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that transcending the three gunas frees the embodied soul from birth, death,

Shloka 14.19 “When the seer perceives no agent other than the gunas and knows what transcends them, he attains My nature.” Key Teaching: Perceiving gunas as agents and transcending them leads to Krishna’s nature. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna states that when one perceives the gunas as the sole

Shloka 14.18 “Those in sattva go upward; in rajas, remain in the middle; in tamas, go downward.” Key Teaching: Sattva elevates, rajas maintains, tamas degrades. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that those in sattva ascend to higher realms, those in rajas remain in the middle, and those in