त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन | निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् ||२-४५||
traiguṇyaviṣayā vedā nistraiguṇyo bhavārjuna . nirdvandvo nityasattvastho niryogakṣema ātmavān ||2-45||
- 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
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.