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Monday, August 25, 2025

🧘‍♂️ The Wise Don’t Get Attached—They See Nature Playing with Itself | Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Shloka 28 Explained

📜 श्लोक (Sanskrit)

तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः ।
गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते ॥ 28 ॥


🔤 IAST Transliteration

tattvavittu mahā-bāho guṇa-karma-vibhāgayoḥ
guṇā guṇeṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate ॥ 28 ॥


🇮🇳 हिन्दी अनुवाद (Hindi Translation)

हे महाबाहो! जो तत्व को जानने वाला है, वह प्रकृति के गुणों और कर्मों के भेद को समझकर जानता है कि गुण ही गुणों में प्रवृत्त हो रहे हैं; इस प्रकार समझकर वह आसक्त नहीं होता।


🌐 English Translation

O mighty-armed one, the knower of truth, understanding the distinction between the gunas and their activities, realizes that the gunas operate among themselves and thus does not get attached.


🧠 व्याख्या (Detailed Explanation in Hindi)

इस श्लोक में श्रीकृष्ण समझाते हैं कि जो व्यक्ति तत्व (सत्य) को जानता है, वह संसार की गतिविधियों में आसक्त नहीं होता

  • “तत्त्ववित्” — जो आत्मा और प्रकृति के यथार्थ स्वरूप को जानता है।

  • “गुणकर्मविभागयोः” — प्रकृति के गुणों (सत्त्व, रजस, तमस) और उनके कर्मों के बीच के भेद को समझता है।

  • “गुणाः गुणेषु वर्तन्ते” — वह जानता है कि गुण ही गुणों में क्रिया कर रहे हैं, न कि आत्मा।

  • “न सज्जते” — इसलिए वह कर्मों में आसक्त नहीं होता।

👉 यहाँ गुण का अर्थ है प्रकृति के तीन गुण: सत्त्व, रजस, और तमस, जो समस्त कार्यों का कारण बनते हैं।

जिसने यह तत्वज्ञान प्राप्त कर लिया है, वह जानता है कि “मैं” नहीं, बल्कि प्रकृति अपने गुणों के माध्यम से कार्य कर रही है।
इसलिए वह कर्तापन की भावना से मुक्त होकर कर्म करता है—निष्काम और निरहंकार।


📖 Detailed Explanation in English

Krishna expands on the previous shloka, revealing the perspective of the enlightened:

  • The wise (tattva-vit) understand the distinction between the gunas (modes of nature) and the self (Atman).

  • They see that “gunas act upon gunas” — meaning, nature is interacting with itself.

  • Realizing this, the wise person does not get entangled or attached to action.

👉 This is the key insight of karma yoga:
The body and mind operate due to nature, but the self is ever free and unattached.

The ignorant say, “I am doing this,”
but the knower says, “Nature is doing this through its gunas.”

Such realization leads to inner peace, detachment, and freedom from ego.


💡 Life Lessons / Practical Takeaways

  • 🧘 Detach by realizing that nature—not you—is acting.

  • 💭 Be aware of your tendencies (gunas), but don’t identify with them.

  • 🎯 You are the witness, not the worker.

  • 🪶 True knowledge brings effortless non-attachment.

  • 🧬 Understand the mechanism, transcend the illusion.


🔚 Conclusion

This shloka invites us to a radical shift in perspective:

You are not the actor—you are the observer of nature acting within itself.

The knower of truth doesn’t resist life, nor get attached to it.
He simply watches the dance of gunas—without claiming ownership or control.

This awareness is the heart of karma yogaacting in the world, but remaining untouched.

In the next verse, Krishna will address why those still under ego’s illusion should not be disturbed prematurely with this high-level understanding.

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