Bg. 2.45
Devanāgarī
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन । निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् ॥ ४५ ॥
Synonyms
trai-guṇya—pertaining to the three modes of material nature;viṣayāḥ—on the subject matter;vedāḥ—Vedic literatures;nistrai-guṇyaḥ—transcendental to the three modes of material nature;bhava—be;arjuna—O Arjuna;nirdvandvaḥ—without duality;nitya-sattva-sthaḥ—in a pure state of spiritual existence;niryoga-kṣemaḥ—free from ideas of gain and protection;ātma-vān—established in the self.
Translation
The Vedas deal mainly with the subject of the three modes of material nature. O Arjuna, become transcendental to these three modes. Be free from all dualities and from all anxieties for gain and safety, and be established in the self.
Purport
The Vedas deal mainly with the subject of the three modes of material nature. O Arjuna, become transcendental to these three modes. Be free from all dualities and from all anxieties for gain and safety, and be established in the self.
All material activities involve actions and reactions in the three modes of material nature. They are meant for fruitive results, which cause bondage in the material world. TheVedasdeal mostly with fruitive activities to gradually elevate the general public from the field of sense gratification to a position on the transcendental plane. Arjuna, as a student and friend of Lord Kṛṣṇa, is advised to raise himself to the transcendental position ofVedāntaphilosophy where, in the beginning, there isbrahma-jijñāsā,or questions on the supreme transcendence. All the living entities who are in the material world are struggling very hard for existence. For them the Lord, after creation of the material world, gave the Vedic wisdom advising how to live and get rid of the material entanglement. When the activities for sense gratification, namely thekarma-kāṇḍachapter, are finished, then the chance for spiritual realization is offered in the form of theUpaniṣads,which are part of differentVedas,as theBhagavad-gītāis a part of the fifthVeda,namely theMahābhārata.TheUpaniṣadsmark the beginning of transcendental life.
All material activities involve actions and reactions in the three modes of material nature. They are meant for fruitive results, which cause bondage in the material world. TheVedasdeal mostly with fruitive activities to gradually elevate the general public from the field of sense gratification to a position on the transcendental plane. Arjuna, as a student and friend of Lord Kṛṣṇa, is advised to raise himself to the transcendental position ofVedāntaphilosophy where, in the beginning, there isbrahma-jijñāsā,or questions on the supreme transcendence. All the living entities who are in the material world are struggling very hard for existence. For them the Lord, after creation of the material world, gave the Vedic wisdom advising how to live and get rid of the material entanglement. When the activities for sense gratification, namely thekarma-kāṇḍachapter, are finished, then the chance for spiritual realization is offered in the form of theUpaniṣads,which are part of differentVedas,as theBhagavad-gītāis a part of the fifthVeda,namely theMahābhārata.TheUpaniṣadsmark the beginning of transcendental life.
As long as the material body exists, there are actions and reactions in the material modes. One has to learn tolerance in the face of dualities such as happiness and distress, or cold and warmth, and by tolerating such dualities become free from anxieties regarding gain and loss. This transcendental position is achieved in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness when one is fully dependent on the good will of Kṛṣṇa.
As long as the material body exists, there are actions and reactions in the material modes. One has to learn tolerance in the face of dualities such as happiness and distress, or cold and warmth, and by tolerating such dualities become free from anxieties regarding gain and loss. This transcendental position is achieved in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness when one is fully dependent on the good will of Kṛṣṇa.
All material activities involve actions and reactions in the three modes of material nature. They are meant for fruitive results, which cause bondage in the material world. TheVedasdeal mostly with fruitive activities to gradually elevate the general public from the field of sense gratification to a position on the transcendental plane. Arjuna, as a student and friend of Lord Kṛṣṇa, is advised to raise himself to the transcendental position ofVedāntaphilosophy where, in the beginning, there isbrahma-jijñāsā,or questions on the supreme transcendence. All the living entities who are in the material world are struggling very hard for existence. For them the Lord, after creation of the material world, gave the Vedic wisdom advising how to live and get rid of the material entanglement. When the activities for sense gratification, namely thekarma-kāṇḍachapter, are finished, then the chance for spiritual realization is offered in the form of theUpaniṣads,which are part of differentVedas,as theBhagavad-gītāis a part of the fifthVeda,namely theMahābhārata.TheUpaniṣadsmark the beginning of transcendental life.
All material activities involve actions and reactions in the three modes of material nature. They are meant for fruitive results, which cause bondage in the material world. TheVedasdeal mostly with fruitive activities to gradually elevate the general public from the field of sense gratification to a position on the transcendental plane. Arjuna, as a student and friend of Lord Kṛṣṇa, is advised to raise himself to the transcendental position ofVedāntaphilosophy where, in the beginning, there isbrahma-jijñāsā,or questions on the supreme transcendence. All the living entities who are in the material world are struggling very hard for existence. For them the Lord, after creation of the material world, gave the Vedic wisdom advising how to live and get rid of the material entanglement. When the activities for sense gratification, namely thekarma-kāṇḍachapter, are finished, then the chance for spiritual realization is offered in the form of theUpaniṣads,which are part of differentVedas,as theBhagavad-gītāis a part of the fifthVeda,namely theMahābhārata.TheUpaniṣadsmark the beginning of transcendental life.
As long as the material body exists, there are actions and reactions in the material modes. One has to learn tolerance in the face of dualities such as happiness and distress, or cold and warmth, and by tolerating such dualities become free from anxieties regarding gain and loss. This transcendental position is achieved in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness when one is fully dependent on the good will of Kṛṣṇa.
As long as the material body exists, there are actions and reactions in the material modes. One has to learn tolerance in the face of dualities such as happiness and distress, or cold and warmth, and by tolerating such dualities become free from anxieties regarding gain and loss. This transcendental position is achieved in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness when one is fully dependent on the good will of Kṛṣṇa.