प्रकाशं च प्रवृत्तिं च मोहमेव च पाण्डव ।न द्वेष्टि सम्प्रवृत्तानि न निवृत्तानि काङ्क्षति ॥
prakāśaṃ ca pravṛttiṃ ca mohameva ca pāṇḍava |na dveṣṭi sampravṛttāni na nivṛttāni kāṅkṣati ||
O son of Pandu, he does not hate illumination, activity, or even delusion when they appear, nor does he long for them when they cease.
Explanation
Krishna begins answering Arjuna's question about the signs of one who has gone beyond the three qualities of nature (guṇa). Illumination (prakāśa), activity (pravṛtti) and delusion (moha) are the typical effects of sattva, rajas and tamas. The person beyond the gunas neither resents them when they arise nor craves them when they fade. Traditions differ on whether this describes a living liberated person (jīvanmukta) or a path to be practiced, and the verse itself does not settle that.