Chapter 18 • Verse 19

Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

jnanam karma ca karta ca tridhaiva guna-bhedata procyate guna-sankhyane yathavac chrinu tany api

Translation & Meaning

In the Sankhya analysis of the gunas, knowledge, action, and the doer are each described as threefold according to their gunic quality. Krishna invites Arjuna to hear these distinctions properly, as they illuminate the nature of all activity.

Key Teachings

  • The gunas divide knowledge, action, and the doer each into three kinds
  • Sankhya philosophy provides the analytical framework for this tripartite teaching
  • Understanding gunic distinctions clarifies the quality and karmic weight of any act

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