The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas

Krishna reveals the ultimate result of transcending the gunas: 'Guṇān etān atītya trīn dehī deha-samudbhavān'—when the embodied being (dehī) transcends (atītya) these three gunas (guṇān etān trīn), which are born from the body (deha-samudbhavān). 'Janma-mṛtyu-jarā-duḥkhair vimukto 'mṛtam aśnute'—freed (vimuktaḥ) from birth (janma), death (mṛtyu), old age (jarā), and suffering (duḥkhaiḥ), he attains (aśnute) immortality (amṛtam). This is the ultimate freedom: transcending the gunas means freedom from the cycle of birth and death, from old age, from all suffering. You attain immortality—not physical immortality, but spiritual freedom from the cycle of material existence. Understanding this helps you see the ultimate goal: not just to be in a good state, but to transcend all three gunas completely and achieve true liberation.