- B.G 14.01
śrībhagavānuvāca -
The Auspicious Lord spoke:
paraṁ bhūyaḥ pravakṣyāmi jñānānāṁ jñānamuttamam। yajjñātvā munayaḥ sarve parāṁ siddhimito gatāḥ ॥1॥
I will now explain the supreme knowledge, the best of all knowledges, by knowing which all sages have attained the highest perfection here.
Bhā.: Later chapters primarily cover the means.
Tāt.: To clarify the union between the field and the knower of the field, this chapter presents the three qualities and their distinctions.
- B.G 14.02
idaṁ jñānamupāśritya mama sādharmyamāgatāḥ। sarge'pi nopajāyante pralaye na vyathanti ca ॥2॥
Those who have taken refuge in this knowledge and attained similarity (sādharmyam) with me are not born during creation and are not disturbed during dissolution.
- B.G 14.03
mama yonirmahadbrahma tasmin garbhaṁ dadhāmyaham। sambhavaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ tato bhavati bhārata ॥3॥
My womb is the 'Great-Brahma' (mahadbrahma), and in it I place the seed of all creation. O Bhārata, from this union arises the birth of all beings.
Bhā.: The word 'mahadbrahma' is the Prakrti. The phrase 'mama yoniḥ', i.e. my womb, if for the purpose of conception, and does not indicate mother.
Tāt.: In the context, the word 'yoni' means wife.
- B.G 14.04
sarvayoniṣu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yāḥ। tāsāṃ brahma mahadyonirahaṃ bījapradaḥ pitā ॥4॥
O son of Kunti, all forms that are born in various wombs, of them, Great-Brahman (mahad-brahma), i.e. Prakrti, is the womb, and I am the seed-giving father.
- B.G 14.05
sattvaṁ rajastama iti guṇāḥ prakṛtisambhavāḥ। nibadhnanti mahābāho dehe dehinamavyayam ॥5॥
O mighty-armed one, the qualities of goodness, passion, and ignorance, which are born of Prakrti, bind the immutable embodied one to the body.
Bhā.: Types of bondage to the qualities such as 'sattva', etc. are described for the purpose of 'sādhanānuṣṭhāna', i.e. spiritual practice.
- B.G 14.06
tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśakamanāmayam। sukhasaṅgena badhnāti jñānasaṅgena cānagha ॥6॥
In that context, the quality of goodness, being pure, is illuminating and free from any ailment. It binds the soul through attachment to happiness and knowledge, O sinless one.
- B.G 14.07
rajo rāgātmakaṃ viddhi tṛṣṇāsaṅgasamudbhavam। tannibadhnāti kaunteya karmasaṅgena dehinam ॥7॥
O son of Kunti, understand that the quality of passion is characterized by attachment and arises from desire and attachment. It binds the soul through attachment to actions.
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- B.G 14.08
tamastvajñānajaṃ viddhi mohanaṃ sarvadehinām। pramādālasyanidrābhistannibadhnāti bhārata ॥8॥
O descendant of Bharata, understand that the darkness which arises from ignorance is a delusion affecting all living beings. It binds them through negligence, laziness, and sleep.
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