अर्जुन उवाच—
कैर्लिङ्गैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो ।
किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते ॥ २१ ॥
कैर्लिङ्गैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो ।
किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते ॥ २१ ॥
arjuna uvāca—
kairliṅgaistrīnguṇānetānatīto bhavati prabho .
kimācāraḥ kathaṃ caitāṃstrīnguṇānativartate .. 21 ..
Arjuna said :
By what marks, O Lord, is he known who has crossed beyond those three gunas? What is his conduct, and how does he pass beyond those three gunas.
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Having been thus asked by Arjuna as to what are the characteristic marks of one who has crossed beyond the gunas and as to the means of crossing the gunas, the Lord proceeds to answer the two questions. First as to the question ‘by what marks is he known who has crossed beyond the gunas?’ listen to what follows: