Gita Verse 14.21

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 14, Verse 21

Sanskrit Verse

अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।

Transliteration

arjuna uvācha

kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho

kim āchāraḥ kathaṁ chaitāns trīn guṇān ativartate

Word meanings

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun inquired; kaiḥ—by what; liṅgaiḥ—symptoms; trīn—three; guṇān—modes of material nature; etān—these; atītaḥ—having transcended; bhavati—is; prabho—Lord; kim—what; āchāraḥ—conduct; katham—how; cha—and; etān—these; trīn—three; guṇān—modes of material nature; ativartate—transcend

Swami Sivananda's translation

Arjuna said, “What are the marks of one who has transcended the three qualities, O Lord? What is their conduct, and how do they go beyond these three qualities?”

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 14