Chapter 14: Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga: – Understanding and Transcending the Three Qualities of NatureVerse 19
नान्यं गुणेभ्य: कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति ।
गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति ॥
nānyaṃ guṇebhya: kartāraṃ
yadā draṣṭānupaśyati
guṇebhyaśca paraṃ vetti
mad-bhāvaṃ so’dhigacchati – 14.19
When the seer does not see any doer besides the guṇas, and also perceives That which transcends the guṇas, then he attains My state (attains the Supreme).
Chapter 14: Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga: – Understanding and Transcending the Three Qualities of Nature - Verse 19
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
This is a fundamental statement. It contains all spiritual instructions to gain liberation. It also defines the right perception about the world.
Nature propels all activities through its guṇas. This is the message Krishna conveyed right in the 3rd chapter. Be guided accordingly. Do not condemn any activity. Instead, ascribe it unreservedly to Prakṛti.
But guṇas work around a pivot, which they cannot touch at all. While all actions are from Nature, the inmost presence is above the guṇas. See everyone as that pivotal presence, the Soul. You will then have no occasion to blame or condemn anyone or anything.
Drop all preferences and prejudices, and be free inwardly. The means for this is the two-fold spiritual wisdom: Guṇas are Nature’s, and the Soul is transcendental, unaffected by Nature’s activities. One with this perception attains the Supreme, says Krishna.
