Chapter 18: Conclusion-The Perfection of Renunciation
Bg 18.40
TEXT 40
na tad asti prthivyam va
divi devesu va punah
sattvam prakrti-jair muktam
yad ebhih syat tribhir gunaih
divi devesu va punah
sattvam prakrti-jair muktam
yad ebhih syat tribhir gunaih
SYNONYMS
na—not; tat—that; asti—there is; prthivyam—within the universe; va—or; divi—in the higher planetary system; devesu—amongst the demigods; va—or; punah—again; sattvam—existence; prakrti-jaih—under the influence of material nature; muktam—liberated; yat—that; ebhih—by this; syat—so becomes; tribhih—by three; gunaih—modes of material nature.
TRANSLATION
There is no being existing, either here or among the demigods in the higher planetary systems, which is freed from the three modes of material nature.
PURPORT
The Lord here summarizes the total influence of the three modes of material nature all over the universe.
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