Chapter 14: Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga: – Understanding and Transcending the Three Qualities of NatureVerse 23
उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते ।
गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते ॥
udāsīnavad-āsīno
guṇairyo na vicālyate
guṇā vartanta ity-eva
yo’vatiṣṭhati neṅgate – 14.23
He who remains seated with lofty indifference, not shaken by the interplay of guṇas; and who remains stable and unwavering understanding that guṇas alone are operating;
Chapter 14: Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga: – Understanding and Transcending the Three Qualities of Nature - Verse 23
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Krishna emphasizes the quality and excellence of spiritual indifference. This enlightened and refined quality helps and guides the Knower to remain poised in any situation. The Knower abides in his body, fully indifferent to the natural plights and transitions the body undergoes.
As ignorance and delusion destabilize the mind and intelligence, so do knowledge and clarity imbue them with stability and poise. Mind and intelligence are susceptible to both facets.
The entire Creation is but a manifestation of Prakṛti’s guṇas. Even creation, preservation and dissolution are a handiwork of guṇas themselves. The individual guṇas have their place and purpose only within the universal guṇa-display.
The Knower has a clear perception of this. What the seeker needs to gain is a full insight about this and the resulting sublime note of indifference!
