Freedom & Renunciation · 18.40
Born of material nature: Renunciation and Surrender
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः॥ १८.४० ॥
na tad asti pṛithivyāṁ vā divi deveṣhu vā punaḥ
sattvaṁ prakṛiti-jair muktaṁ yad ebhiḥ syāt tribhir guṇaiḥ
Translation
There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds that is free from the three Qualities, for they are born of Nature.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 18.40 through stronger key ideas from the verse: born of material nature, modes of material nature, higher celestial abodes. In the context of Renunciation and Surrender, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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