Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 5 Meaning
These qualities, O Arjuna, born of Nature, bind fast in the body of the embodied, the indestructible: purity, passion, and inertia.
BG 14.5
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम्
sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛiti-sambhavāḥ nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam
Meaning
These qualities, O Arjuna, born of Nature, bind fast in the body of the embodied, the indestructible: purity, passion, and inertia.
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Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gita highlights a practical insight: These qualities, O Arjuna, born of Nature, bind fast in the body of the embodied, the indestructible: purity, passion, and inertia.
In The Yoga of the Three Gunas (Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga), Krishna explains The three qualities of material nature: goodness, passion, and ignorance.
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Chapter Context
The three qualities of material nature: goodness, passion, and ignorance.
Key themes in this chapter include Three gunas, Material nature, Transcendence.
When to Apply This Verse
- •When you need steadiness while dealing with three gunas
- •When practicing material nature amid uncertainty
- •When applying transcendence to real-life choices
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