The Three Modes of Nature · 14.21
Modes of material nature: The Three Gunas
अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते॥ १४.२१ ॥
arjuna uvācha
kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho
kim āchāraḥ kathaṁ chaitāns trīn guṇān ativartate
Translation
Arjuna asked, "My Lord, how can one recognize someone who has transcended the qualities? How do they act and live beyond them?"
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 14.21 through stronger key ideas from the verse: modes of material nature, having transcended, symptoms. In the context of The Three Gunas, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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