त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन | निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्
traiguṇyaviṣayā vedā nistraiguṇyo bhavārjuna . nirdvandvo nityasattvastho niryogakṣema ātmavān
Die Veden befassen sich mit den drei Gunas, o Arjuna. Sei du frei von den Gunas, frei von den Dualitäten, stets in Sattva verankert, ohne Verlangen nach Erwerb und Bewahrung, und im Selbst gefestigt.
O Arjuna, the Vedas [Meaning only the portion dealing with rites and duties (karma-kanda).] have the three alities as their object. You become free from worldliness, free from the pairs of duality, ever-poised in the ality of sattva, without (desire for) acisition and protection, and self-collected.
Guna bezeichnet eine Eigenschaft oder Qualität. Die Natur (Prakriti) besteht aus drei Gunas: Sattva (Reinheit, Licht, Harmonie), Rajas (Leidenschaft, Bewegung) und Tamas (Dunkelheit, Trägheit). Die Paare der Gegensätze umfassen Hitze und Kälte, Freude und Leid, Gewinn und Verlust. Wer sich um neue Erwerbungen oder die Bewahrung alter Besitztümer sorgt, kann keinen inneren Frieden finden. Daher rät Krishna Arjuna, sich von solchen Gedanken zu lösen.
Guna means attribute or ality. It is substance as well as ality. Nature (Prakriti) is made up of three Gunas? viz.? Sattva (purity? light or harmony)? Rajas (passion or motion) and Tamas (darkness or inertia). The pairs of opposites are heat and cold? pleasure and pain? gain and loss? victory and defeat? honour and dishonour? praise and censure. He who is anxious about new acuqisitions or about the preservation of his old possessions cannot have peace of mind. He is ever restless. He cannot concentrate or meditate on the Self. He cannot practise virtue. Therefore? Lord Krishna advises Arjuna that he should be free from the thought of acisition and preservation of things. (Cf.IX.20?21).