guṇān

How it is translated

• the three modes of nature (2)
• the three modes of material nature (2)
• modes of material nature (2)

Every verse

1. 13.20प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva viddhy anādī ubhāv apiKnow that Nature (matter) and the Spirit are both beginningless, and know also that all modifications and qualities are born from Nature.Here: the three modes of nature
2. 13.22पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।puruṣhaḥ prakṛiti-stho hi bhuṅkte prakṛiti-jān guṇānThe soul seated in Nature experiences the qualities born of Nature; attachment to the qualities is the cause of its birth in good and evil wombs.Here: the three modes of nature
3. 14.20गुणानेतानतीत्य त्रीन्देही देहसमुद्भवान्।guṇān etān atītya trīn dehī deha-samudbhavānThe embodied one, having crossed beyond these three Gunas from which the body is evolved, is freed from birth, death, decay, and pain, and attains immortality.Here: the three modes of material nature
4. 14.21अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।arjuna uvāchaArjuna said, "What are the marks of one who has transcended the three qualities, O Lord? What is their conduct, and how do they go beyond these three qualities?"Here: modes of material nature
5. 14.26मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।māṁ cha yo ’vyabhichāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevateAnd he who serves Me with unwavering devotion, he, crossing beyond the dualities, is fit for becoming Brahman.Here: the three modes of material nature