Chapter 14

Shloka 14.7 “Rajas, born of desire and passion, binds the soul through attachment to action and its fruits, O Kaunteya.” Key Teaching: Rajas binds through attachment to action and fruits. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna describes rajas as born of desire and passion, binding the soul through attachment to […]

Shloka 14.6 “Of these, sattva, being pure, is illuminating and healthy; it binds by attachment to happiness and knowledge, O sinless one.” Key Teaching: Sattva binds through attachment to happiness and knowledge. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna describes sattva as pure, illuminating, and healthy, but binding the soul through attachment to

Shloka 14.5 “Sattva, rajas, and tamas, these gunas born of nature, bind the imperishable soul to the body, O mightyarmed.” Key Teaching: The three gunas bind the soul to the body. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that sattva, rajas, and tamas, born of prakriti, bind the imperishable soul to the

Shloka 14.4 “Whatever forms are produced in any womb, O Kaunteya, the great Brahma is their womb, and I am the seedgiving father.” Key Teaching: Krishna is the seedgiving father of all forms, with Brahma as the womb. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna states that all forms in any womb arise

Shloka 14.3 “My womb is the great Brahma; in it, I place the seed; thence arises all beings, O Bharata.” Key Teaching: Krishna’s primal nature and seed create all beings. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna describes His primal nature (great Brahma) as the womb, where He places the seed, giving rise

Shloka 14.2 “By resorting to this knowledge, and attaining My nature, they are not reborn in creation nor disturbed at dissolution.” Key Teaching: Knowledge of gunas aligns with Krishna, preventing rebirth. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that those who resort to this supreme knowledge, attaining His nature, are

Shloka 14.1 “The Blessed Lord said: I will again declare the supreme knowledge, the best of all knowledge, knowing which sages attain perfection.” Key Teaching: Supreme knowledge of gunas leads to perfection. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna introduces Chapter 14 by promising to declare the supreme knowledge, superior to all, through