It was shown in the thirteenth chapter that by knowing the truth concerning the nature of Prakrti and the self, which are conjoined with one another, one is freed from a bondage by means of Jñaña consisting of modesty etc., when favoured by devotion to the Lord. And it was also stated that the cause of bondage consists in attachment to pleasure etc., which arises from prior linkage with Gunas such as Sattva etc., on the authority of passages like ‘Its attachment to the Gunas is the cause of birth in good and evil wombs’ (13.21). Now, it is proposed to describe how the Gunas become the cause of bondage and how their hold can be removed:

I shall declare again another kind of knowledge which is distinct from what was taught earlier concerning Gunas such as Sattva, falling within the sphere of Prakrti and Purusha. This knowledge going to be revealed is the best of all forms of knowledge concerning the Prakrti and the self. Having gained this knowledge, all sages, namely, those given to meditation, have attained perfection beyond this world, the sphere of Samsara, having attained the essential and pure form of the self.

He further extols this knowledge, distinguishing it by its fruits: