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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 40

Liberation Through Surrender

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः

na tad asti pṛithivyāṁ vā divi deveṣhu vā punaḥ sattvaṁ prakṛiti-jair muktaṁ yad ebhiḥ syāt tribhir guṇaiḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.40 mean?

There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds that is free from the three Qualities, for they are born of Nature.

Word-by-word meaning

na—no · tat—that · asti—exists · pṛithivyām—on earth · vā—or · divi—the higher celestial abodes · deveṣhu—amongst the celestial gods · vā—or · punaḥ—again · sattvam—existence · prakṛiti-jaiḥ—born of material nature · muktam—liberated · yat—that · ebhiḥ—from the influence of these · syāt—is · tribhiḥ—three · guṇaiḥ—modes of material nature

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