BG 18.40 (1972)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 40
- न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः ।
- सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्त्रिभिर्गुणैः ॥४०॥
- na tad asti pṛthivyāṁ vā
- divi deveṣu vā punaḥ
- sattvaṁ prakṛti-jair muktaṁ
- yad ebhiḥ syāt tribhir guṇaiḥ
SYNONYMS
na—not; tat—that; asti—there is; pṛthivyām—within the universe; vā—or; divi—in the higher planetary system; deveṣu—amongst the demigods; vā—or; punaḥ—again; sattvam—existence; prakṛti-jaiḥ—under the influence of material nature; muktam—liberated; yat—that; ebhiḥ—by this; syāt—so becomes; tribhiḥ—by three; guṇaiḥ—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.