Bhagavad Gita 18.40 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Everything in the world has these three moods.”
What it means
“There is nothing on earth or even in heaven that is free from these three moods of nature.”
The original Sanskrit
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः । सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्त्रिभिर्गुणैः ॥
na tadasti pṛthivyāṃ vā divi deveṣu vā punaḥ sattvaṃ prakṛtijairmuktaṃ yadebhiḥ syāttribhirguṇaiḥ
Translations
Literal translation
There is no such entity in the world or, again, among the gods in heaven, which can be free from these three gunas born of Nature.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
पृथ्वी पर अथवा स्वर्ग के देवताओं में ऐसा कोई प्राणी (सत्त्वं अर्थात् विद्यमान वस्तु) नहीं है जो प्रकृति स े उत्पन्न इन तीन गुणों से मुक्त (रहित) हो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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