Learn·Chapter 14 · The three qualities·Verse 22 of 27

Bhagavad Gītā 14.22, word by word

श्री भगवानुवाचप्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव।न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha prakāśhaṁ cha pravṛittiṁ cha moham eva cha pāṇḍava na dveṣhṭi sampravṛittāni na nivṛittāni kāṅkṣhati

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In English

Lord Shri Krishna replied: O Prince! He who does not shun the quality that is present and does not long for that which is absent;

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

The Blessed Lord said, "When light, activity, and delusion are present, he does not hate them, nor does he long for them when they are absent.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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