Bhagavad Gita 2.45 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Rise above ups and downs. Stay centred in yourself.”
What it means
“Rituals deal with the push and pull of nature's three forces. Rise above them, Arjuna: free from opposites, settled in clarity, not anxious to get or keep, and centred in yourself.”
The original Sanskrit
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन । निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् ॥
traiguṇyaviṣayā vedā nistraiguṇyo bhavārjuna nirdvandvo nityasattvastho niryogakṣema ātmavān
Translations
Literal translation
O Arjuna, the Vedas have the three qualities as their object. You become free from worldliness, free from the pairs of duality, ever-poised in the quality of sattva, without (desire for) acquisition and protection, and self-collected.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे अर्जुन वेदों का विषय तीन गुणों से सम्बन्ध ित (संसार से) है तुम त्रिगुणातीत? निर्द्वन्द्व? नित्य सत्त्व (शुद्धता) में स्थित? योगक्षेम से रहित और आत्मवान् बनो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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