Sloka 14.23
14.23
उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते ।
गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते ॥
ఉదాసీనవదాసీనో గుణైర్యో న విచాల్యతే ।
గుణా వర్తన్త ఇత్యేవ యోఽవతిష్ఠతి నేఙ్గతే ॥
udāsīnavadāsīno guṇairyo na vicālyate |
guṇā vartanta ityeva yo’vatiṣṭhati neṅgate ||
About chapter 14
Krishna explains the three qualities (guṇas) of nature that bind the soul: sattva (goodness), which binds through attachment to happiness and knowledge; rajas (passion), through attachment to action; and tamas (ignorance), through laziness and delusion. He describes how to recognise each, and the person who rises above all three through unwavering devotion.