Chapter 2 • Verse 45

Sankhya Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge

Sanskrit Verse

Traigunya-vishaya veda nistrai-gunyo bhavarjuna nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho niryoga-kshema atmavan

Translation & Meaning

The Vedas mainly deal with the subject of the three modes of material nature. Rise above these three modes, O Arjuna. Be transcendental to them. Be free from all dualities, and from all anxieties for gain and safety, and be established in the self. The call is to transcend the gunas (modes of nature) and rest in pure awareness beyond all relative distinctions.

Key Teachings

  • True spiritual practice transcends all modes of material nature
  • Freedom from duality and anxiety marks the established sage
  • The self-abiding state is beyond all worldly gains and fears

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