Original Sanskrit

त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन । निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् ॥ २-४५॥

Transliteration

traiguṇyaviṣayā vedā nistraiguṇyo bhavārjuna nirdvandvo nityasattvastho niryogakṣema ātmavān 2-45

English Translation

The VEDAS deal with the three attributes; be you above these three attributes (GUNAS) , O Arjuna, free yourself from the pairs-of-opposites, and ever remain in the SATTWA (goodness) , freed from all thoughts of acquisition and preservation, and be established in the Self.

Word-by-Word Meaning

traiguṇya = pertaining to the three modes of material nature; viṣayāḥ = on the subject matter; vedāḥ = Vedic literatures; nistraiguṇyaḥ = transcendental to the three modes of material nature; bhava = be; arjuna = O Arjuna; nirdvandvaḥ = without duality; nityasattvasthaḥ = in a pure state of spiritual existence; niryogakṣemaḥ = free from ideas of gain and protection; ātmavān = established in the self.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Knowledge - The philosophy of the eternal soul and the path of knowledge

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