Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 14 · The Three Qualities

    Verse 23

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 14, Verse 23

    उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते।।14.23।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

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

    Translation

    He who sits like one unconcerned, undisturbed by the Gunas; who knows, 'It is the Gunas that are in motion,' and so remains unshaken;
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