bhagavad gita text trai gunya visaya veda nistrai gunyo bhavarjuna nirdvandvo nitya sattva stho niryoga ksema atmavan trai gunya pertaining to the three modes of material nature visayah on the subject matter vedah vedic literatures nistrai gunyah transcendental to the three modes of material nature bhava be arjuna o arjuna nirdvandvah without duality nitya sattva sthah in a pure state of spiritual existence niryoga ksemah free from ideas of gain and protection atma van established in the self translation 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 purport all material activities involve actions and reactions in the three modes of material nature they are meant for fruitive results which cause bondage in the material world the vedas deal mostly with fruitive activities to gradually elevate the general public from the field of sense gratification to a position on the transcendental plane arjuna as a student and friend of lord krsna is advised to raise himself to the transcendental position of vedanta philosophy where in the beginning there is brahma jijnasa or questions on the supreme transcendence all the living entities who are in the material world are struggling very hard for existence for them the lord after creation of the material world gave the vedic wisdom advising how to live and get rid of the material entanglement when the activities for sense gratification namely the karma kanda chapter are finished then the chance for spiritual realization is offered in the form of the upanisads which are part of different vedas as the bhagavad gita is a part of the fifth veda namely the mahabharata the upanisads mark the beginning of transcendental life as long as the material body exists there are actions and reactions in the material modes one has to learn tolerance in the face of dualities such as happiness and distress or cold and warmth and by tolerating such dualities become free from anxieties regarding gain and loss this transcendental position is achieved in full krsna consciousness when one is fully dependent on the good will of krsna bhagavad gita as it is books of a c bhaktivedanta swami don t forget to chant hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare kalki s infoline bbs aiken south carolina usa system kalki lakes trenton sc us
