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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 19 (14.19)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 19 (14.19)

नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति । | गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति | | १४-१९ | |

nānyaṁ guṇebhyaḥ kartāraṁ yadā draṣhṭānupaśhyati guṇebhyaśhcha paraṁ vetti madbhāvaṁ so’dhigachchhati

Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
  • (na) — नहीं(no other)
  • अन्यम् (anyam) — अन्य(no other)
  • गुणेभ्यः (gunebhyah) — गुणों से(than the qualities)
  • कर्तारम् (kartaram) — कर्ता(doer)
  • यदा (yada) — जब(when)
  • द्रष्टा (drashta) — द्रष्टा(the observer)
  • अनुपश्यति (anupashyati) — देखता है(sees)
Line 2:
  • गुणेभ्यः (gunebhyah) — गुणों से(than the qualities)
  • (cha) — और(and)
  • परम् (param) — सर्वोच्च(beyond)
  • वेत्ति (vetti) — जानता है(knows)
  • मद्भावम् (mat-bhavam) — मेरे भाव को(My divine nature)
  • सः (sah) — वह(he)
  • अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) — प्राप्त करता है(attains)

English: As soon as man understands that it is only the qualities which act and nothing else, and perceives That which is beyond, he reaches My divine nature.

Note:

When the seer observes no doer other than the three gunas, and knows that which is higher than the gunas, they attain the divine state.

Learnings from Shloka 19:
  • The Gunas Act:: Understand that all actions are just the qualities of nature interacting with each other.
  • Higher Witness:: Realize that your true Self is the silent observer, completely separate from nature's plays.

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