अर्जुन उवाच |
कैर्लिङ्गैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो |
किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते ||१४-२१||
arjuna uvāca . kairliṅgaistrīnguṇānetānatīto bhavati prabho . kimācāraḥ kathaṃ caitāṃstrīnguṇānativartate ||14-21||
।।14.21।। अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे प्रभो ! इन तीनो गुणों से अतीत हुआ पुरुष किन लक्षणों से युक्त होता है ? वह किस प्रकार के आचरण वाला होता है ? और, वह किस उपाय से इन तीनों गुणों से अतीत होता है।।
14.21 कैः by what? लिंगैः by marks? त्रीन् three? गुणान् Gunas? एतान् these? अतीतः crossed? भवति becomes? प्रभो O Lord? किमाचारः what (is his) conduct? कथम् how? च and? एतान् these? त्रीन् three? गुणान् Gunas? अतिवर्तते goes beyond.Commentary Arjuna said O Lord? by what characteristics may a man be recognised as having gone beyond the three alities What is the behaviour of that Trigunatita sage (one who has gone beyond the three alities) and how does he go beyond the world and is above the Gunas
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।14.21।।( शरीरधारी जीव ) जीता हुआ ही गुणोंको अतिक्रम करके अमृतका अनुभव करता है इस प्रश्नबीजको पाकर अर्जुन बोला --, हे प्रभो इन पूर्ववर्णित तीनों गुणोंसे अतीत -- पार हुआ पुरुष किनकिन लक्षणोंसे युक्त होता है और वह कैसे आचरणवाला होता है अर्थात् उसके आचरण कैसे होते हैं तथा किस प्रकारसे ( किस उपायसे ) मनुष्य इन तीनों गुणोंसे अतीत हो सकता है।
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14.21 Arjuna said O Lord, by what signs is one (known) who has gone beyond these three alities? What is his behaviour, and how does he transcend these three alities?
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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