Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 36
Guṇa-vibhāga: The Three Modes and the Path Beyond Them
जीवो जीवविनिर्मुक्तो गुणैश्चाशयसम्भवै: । मयैव ब्रह्मणा पूर्णो न बहिर्नान्तरश्चरेत् ॥ ३६ ॥
jīvo jīva-vinirmukto guṇaiś cāśaya-sambhavaiḥ mayaiva brahmaṇā pūrṇo na bahir nāntaraś caret
Thoát khỏi những điều kiện vi tế của tâm và khỏi các guna sinh từ ý thức vật chất, chúng sinh được mãn nguyện trọn vẹn khi kinh nghiệm hình tướng siêu việt của Ta. Người ấy không còn tìm vui nơi ngoại cảnh, cũng không hồi tưởng sự vui ấy trong lòng.
The human form of life is a rare opportunity for achieving spiritual liberation in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Lord Kṛṣṇa has elaborately described in this chapter the characteristics of the three modes of nature and the transcendental situation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has ordered us to take shelter of the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa, by which process we can easily transcend the modes of nature and begin our real life of loving devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
FAQs
It says that when one is freed from subtle impressions born of the gunas, one becomes completely filled by Krishna as Brahman and stops searching for the Absolute as something separate—either outside or within.
In the Uddhava Gītā, Krishna instructs Uddhava on liberation beyond the three modes; here He explains that freedom from guna-born conditioning culminates in direct fullness of God-realization, ending the restless search for completion.
Reduce guna-driven habits and mental conditioning through steady sādhana (bhakti, remembrance, self-control), and practice seeing Krishna’s presence everywhere—so spiritual life becomes lived wholeness rather than anxious searching.