Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga - The Yoga of KnowledgeKrishna
Verse 45
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 2, श्लोक 45
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।
निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्॥४५॥
Transliteration
Traigunya-Vishaya Veda Nistraigunya Bhava-Arjuna.
Nirdvandvo Nitya-Sattva-Stho Niryoga-Kshema Atmavan.||45||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
त्रैगुण्यविषयाःtraigunya-vishayahdealing with the three gunas
वेदाःvedahthe Vedas
निस्त्रैगुण्यःnistraigunyahtranscend the three gunas
भवbhavabe
निर्द्वन्द्वःnirdvandvahfree from dualities
नित्यसत्त्वस्थःnitya-sattva-sthahestablished in pure goodness
निर्योगक्षेमःniryoga-kshemahfree from thoughts of acquisition and preservation
आत्मवान्atmavanself-realized
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
वेद तीनों गुणों के विषयों से सम्बन्धित हैं। हे अर्जुन! तुम तीनों गुणों से ऊपर उठो। द्वन्द्वों से मुक्त, नित्य सत्त्व में स्थित, योगक्षेम से रहित, आत्मवान् बनो।
English Translation
The Vedas deal with the three gunas (sattva, rajas, tamas). O Arjuna, transcend the three gunas. Be free from dualities, established in pure goodness, unconcerned with acquisition and preservation, and self-realized.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna asks Arjuna to rise above even the Vedic framework of the three gunas (qualities of nature). True spiritual freedom means transcending all material qualities — good, passionate, and inert alike. Being 'niryoga-kshema' means not worrying about gaining what one lacks or preserving what one has. This is radical inner freedom.