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Friday, July 22, 2011

SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 14 Text 20

gunan etan atitya trin
dehi deha-samudbhavan
janma-mrtyu jara-duhkhair
vimukto 'mrtam asnute

gunan--qualities; etan--all these; atitya--transcending; trin--three; dehi--the embodied; deha--the body; samudbhavan--produced of; janma--of birth; mrtyu--death; jara--and old age; duhkhaih--the distresses; vimuktah--being freed from; amrtam--nectar; asnute--he enjoys.

TRANSLATION

When the embodied being is able to transcend these three modes associated with the material body, he can become free from birth, death, old age and their distresses and can enjoy nectar even in this life.

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