Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 14, verse 19 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 14.19 · Nanyam Gunebhyah Kartaram
नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति ।
गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति ॥
nānyaṃ guṇebhyaḥ kartāraṃ yadā draṣṭānupaśyati |
guṇebhyaśca paraṃ vetti madbhāvaṃ so’dhigacchati ||
Translation
When the seer perceives no doer other than the gunas, and knows what lies beyond the gunas, he attains my being.
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 14, Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga — “The Three Gunas”, which has 27 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 14.19 mean?
When the seer perceives no doer other than the gunas, and knows what lies beyond the gunas, he attains my being.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 14.19?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 14, Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Three Gunas).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.