FolioCorpusBhagavad-gītā

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.4.14

య: సముత్పతితం దేహ ఆకాశాన్మన్యుముల్బణమ్ । ఆత్మజిజ్ఞాసయా యచ్ఛేత్స గుణానతివర్తతే ॥ ౧౪ ॥
yaḥ samutpatitaṁ deha
[yah samutpatitam deha]
ākāśān manyum ulbaṇam
[aakaashaan manyum ulbanam]
ātma-jijṣāsayā yacchet
[aatma-jijshaasayaa yachchet]
sa guṇān ativartate
[sa gunaan ativartate]
yaḥ — anyone who samutpatitam — suddenly awakened dehe — in the body ākāśāt — from the sky manyum — anger ulbaṇam — powerful ātma-jijṣāsayā — by inquiry into spiritual realization or self-realization yacchet — subdues saḥ — that person guṇān — the modes of material nature ativartate — transcends.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yaḥ samutpatitaṁ deha
yaḥ
anyone who
samutpatitam
suddenly awakened
dehe
in the body
ākāśān manyum ulbaṇam
ākāśāt
from the sky
manyum
anger
ulbaṇam
powerful
ātma-jijṣāsayā yacchet
ātma-jijṣāsayā
by inquiry into spiritual realization or self-realization
yacchet
subdues
sa guṇān ativartate
saḥ
that person
guṇān
the modes of material nature
ativartate
transcends.
One who inquires into self-realization and thus subdues his powerful anger — which awakens suddenly in the body as if falling from the sky — transcends the influence of the modes of material nature.

When one becomes angry, he forgets himself and his situation, but if one is able to consider his situation by knowledge, one transcends the influence of the modes of material nature. One is always a servant of lusty desires, anger, greed, illusion, envy and so forth, but if one obtains sufficient strength in spiritual advancement, one can control them. One who obtains such control will always be transcendentally situated, untouched by the modes of material nature. This is only possible when one fully engages in the service of the Lord. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (14.26) :

māṁ ca yo ’vyabhicāreṇa bhakti-yogena sevate sa guṇān samatītyaitān brahma-bhūyāya kalpate

“One who engages in full devotional service, who does not fall down in any circumstance, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the spiritual platform.” By engaging one in devotional service, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement keeps one always transcendental to anger, greed, lust, envy and so forth. One must perform devotional service because otherwise one will become victimized by the modes of material nature.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He who pacifies powerful anger which appears suddenly in the body by inquiry about the Lord surpasses the guṇas. “When anger arises, how can one deliberate in this way?” Ākāśāt means suddenly. One should pacify anger by deliberation on the ātmā. One will surpass the guṇas by doing this, but otherwise one will be destroyed by the guṇas. Having spoken the technique of pacification (sāma), he then speaks using the technique of dissension (bheda).
📝 My note

← Read full Chapter 4