Atha chaturdasho'dhyaayah'

Om shree paramaatmane namah'

Shreebhagavaanuvaacha
Param' bhooyah' pravakshyaami jnyaanaanaam' jnyaanamuttamam.
Yajjnyaatvaa munayah' sarve paraam' siddhimito gataah'..1..

Idam' jnyaanamupaashritya mama saadharmyamaagataah'.
Sarge'pi nopajaayante pralaye na vyathanti cha..2..

Mama yonirmahad-brahma tasmingarbham' dadhaamyaham.
Sambhavah' sarvabhootaanaam' tato bhavati bhaarata..3..

Sarvayonishu kaunteya moortayah' sambhavanti yaah'.
Taasaam' brahma mahadyoniraham' beejapradah' pitaa..4..

Sattvam' rajastama iti gunaah' prakri'tisambhavaah'.
Nibadhnanti mahaabaaho dehe dehinamavyayam..5..

Tatra sattvam' nirmalatvaat prakaashakamanaamayam.
Sukhasangena badhnaati jnyaanasangena chaanagha..6..

Rajo raagaatmakam' viddhi tri'shnaasangasamudbhavam.
Tannibadhnaati kaunteya karmasangena dehinam..7..

Tamastvajnyaanajam' viddhi mohanam' sarvadehinaam.
Pramaadaalasyanidraabhistannibadhnaati bhaarata..8..

Sattvam' sukhe sanjayati rajah' karmani bhaarata.
Jnyaanamaavri'tya tu tamah' pramaade sanjayatyuta..9..

Rajastamashchaabhibhooya sattvam' bhavati bhaarata.
Rajah' sattvam' tamashchaiva tamah' sattvam' rajastathaa..10..

Sarvadvaareshu dehe'smin prakaasha upajaayate.
Jnyaanam' yadaa tadaa vidyaadvivri'ddham' sattvamityuta..11..

Lobhah' pravri'ttiraarambhah' karmanaamashamah' spri'haa.
Rajasyetaani jaayante vivri'ddhe bharatarshabha..12..

Aprakaasho'pravri'ttishcha pramaado moha eva cha.
Tamasyetaani jaayante vivri'ddhe kurunandana..13..

Yadaa sattve pravri'ddhe tu pralayam' yaati dehabhri't.
Tadottamavidaam' lokaanamalaan pratipadyate..14..

Rajasi pralayam' gatvaa karmasangishu jaayate.
Tathaa praleenastamasi mood'hayonishu jaayate..15..

Karmanah' sukri'tasya''huh' saattvikam' nirmalam' phalam.
Rajasastu phalam' duh'khamajnyaanam' tamasah' phalam..16..

Sattvaatsanjaayate jnyaanam' rajaso lobha eva cha.
Pramaadamohau tamaso bhavato'jnyaanameva cha..17..

Oordhvam' gachchhanti sattvasthaa madhye tisht'hanti raajasaah'.
Jaghanyagunavri'ttisthaa adho gachchhanti taamasaah'..18..

Naanyam' gunebhyah' kartaaram' yadaa drasht'aa'nupashyati.
Gunebhyashcha param' vetti madbhaavam' so'dhigachchhati..19..

Gunaanetaanateetya treen dehee dehasamudbhavaan.
Janmamri'tyujaraaduh'khairvimukto'mri'tamashnute..20..

Arjuna uvaacha
Kairlingaistreen gunaanetaanateeto bhavati prabho.
Kimaachaarah' katham' chaitaam'streen gunaanativartate..21..

Shreebhagavaanuvaacha
Prakaasham' cha pravri'ttim' cha mohameva cha paand'ava.
Ta dvesht'i sampravri'ttaani na nivri'ttaani kaankshati..22..

Udaaseenavadaaseeno gunairyo na vichaalyate.
Gunaa vartanta ityeva yo'vatisht'hati nengate..23..

Samaduh'khasukhah' svasthah' samalosht'aashmakaanchanah'.
Tulyapriyaapriyo dheerastulyanindaatmasam'stutih'..24..

Maanaapamaanayostulyastulyo mitraaripakshayoh'.
Sarvaarambhaparityaagee gunaateetah' sa uchyate..25..

Maam' cha yo'vyabhichaarena bhaktiyogena sevate.
Sa gunaan samateetyaitaan brahmabhooyaaya kalpate..26..

Brahmano hi pratisht'haa'hamamri'tasyaavyayasya cha.
Shaashvatasya cha dharmasya sukhasyaikaantikasya cha..27..

.. Om' tatsaditi shreemadbhagavadgeetaasoopanishatsu brahmavidyaayaam' yogashaastre shreekri'shnaarjunasam'vaade gunatrayavibhaagayogo naama chaturdasho'dhyaayah' ..