śrī-bhagavān uvācha–The Supreme Lord replied: (he) pāṇḍava–O son of Pāṇḍu; yaḥ–one who; na dveṣṭi–neither resents; prakāśaṁ cha–illumination (the effect of goodness); pravṛttim cha–activation (the effect of passion); moham eva cha–and delusion (the effect of ignorance); sampravṛttāni–when they appear; na kāṅkṣati–nor hankers for them; nivṛttāni–when they disappear; yaḥ–one who; āsīnaḥ (san)–remaining; udāsīnavat–as unconcerned; na vichālyate–is not perturbed; gunaiḥ–by the modes; avatiṣṭhati–remains poised; na iṅgate–without wavering; iti evam (jñātvā)–knowing that; guṇāḥ–the modes; vartate–are engaged in their functions; (yaḥ)–one who; sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ–is equipoised in happiness and unhappiness; svasthaḥ–is situated within the self; sama-loṣṭra-aśma-kāñchanaḥ– with the vision of equality towards earth, stone, or gold; tulya-priya-apriyaḥ–equipoised in desirable and undesirable circumstances; dhīraḥ– wise; tulya-nindā-ātma-saṁstutiḥ–balanced with regard to abuse and praise; tulyaḥ māna-apamānayoḥ–balanced in honour and dishonour; tulyaḥ–balanced; mitra-ari-pakṣayoḥ–toward friend and foe; sarva-ārambha-parityāgī–and is a renouncer of all mundane endeavours; saḥ–that person; uchyate–is described; guṇa-atītaḥ–as transcendental to the modes of material nature. [22–25]

22–25 The Supreme Lord replied: O Pāṇḍava, it is said that a person who has transcended the three modes of material nature neither resents illumination, activation, and delusion when they appear, nor does he hanker for them when they withdraw. Poised in the knowledge that the modes are engaging, he is not distracted by them; he remains unperturbed, unconcerned. Remaining self-satisfied, he sees joy and sorrow equally; he sees earth, rock, or gold with the vision of equality; he is wise, equipoised in desirable and undesirable circumstances, abuse and praise, honour and dishonour; he behaves fairly with friend and foe alike, and he renounces all mundane endeavours.