Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 14: The Three Qualities of Nature

Bhagavad Gita 14.27

ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च । शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च ॥

brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāhamamṛtasyāvyayasya ca | śāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca ||

For I am the foundation of Brahman, of the immortal and the imperishable, of eternal dharma, and of absolute happiness.

Modern context

The chapter ends with Krishna's claim to be the foundation of Brahman itself, of immortality, of eternal dharma and of absolute happiness. Everything the seeker longs for rests on him. The phrase 'absolute happiness' is worth holding on to. The goal of all this analysis of the gunas is not a dry neutrality but a joy that does not depend on anything.