Adhyāya 14
Guṇatraya
Vibhāga
"Material nature consists of three invisible threads. These bind the imperishable soul to the perishable body."
Internal Psychology
The Fabric of Human Personality
Sattva
Attached to Happiness & Knowledge
"The mode of goodness, purity, and light. It illuminates the mind and frees one from sinful reactions. However, it still binds the soul through attachment to happiness and knowledge."
Primary Symptoms in Consciousness
Clarity
Peace
Wisdom
Health
The Transcendental State
Guṇātīta
"When the seer beholds no other agent than these three modes, and knows That which is higher than the modes, he attains My Being."
Who crosses the Gunas?
"He who is unshakeable by the modes, who sits as a witness, who considers pain and pleasure alike, to whom a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same, who remains steady in honor and dishonor—he is said to have transcended the Gunas."
Verses 14.22-25