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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verse 23

The Three Modes of Nature

उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते

udāsīna-vad āsīno guṇair yo na vichālyate guṇā vartanta ity evaṁ yo ’vatiṣhṭhati neṅgate

What does Bhagavad Gita 14.23 mean?

He who maintains an attitude of indifference, who is not disturbed by the qualities, who realizes that it is only they who act, and remains calm;

Word-by-word meaning

udāsīna-vat—neutral · āsīnaḥ—situated · guṇaiḥ—to the modes of material nature · yaḥ—who · na—not · vichālyate—are disturbed · guṇāḥ—modes of material nature · vartante—act · iti-evam—knowing it in this way · yaḥ—who · avatiṣhṭhati—established in the self · na—not · iṅgate—wavering

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