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Uddhava Gita 8.40

8.40 Krishna to Sanaka and the sages

मां भजन्ति गुणाः सर्वे निर्गुणं निरपेक्षकम् । सुहृदं प्रियमात्मानं साम्यासङ्गादयोऽगुणाः ॥

māṃ bhajanti guṇāḥ sarve nirguṇaṃ nirapekṣakam | suhṛdaṃ priyamātmānaṃ sāmyāsaṅgādayo'guṇāḥ ||

All good qualities serve me, who am beyond qualities and need nothing: the friend, the beloved, the Self. Equanimity, non-attachment and the like are qualities beyond the guṇas.

सारे गुण मेरा आश्रय लेते हैं, जो गुणातीत और निरपेक्ष हूँ: सुहृद, प्रिय और आत्मा। समता, असंगता आदि गुणों से परे के गुण हैं।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

The Divine is not distant or demanding; it is described as a friend and the dearest one. Calm and freedom from clinging are not moods that come and go but closer to our true nature.

ईश्वर दूर या कठोर नहीं; उसे मित्र और सबसे प्रिय कहा गया है। समता और अनासक्ति आने-जाने वाली मनोदशाएँ नहीं, हमारे वास्तविक स्वरूप के अधिक निकट हैं।

The swan says all good qualities seek him, though he is beyond qualities and needs nothing: the friend, the beloved, the Self; and virtues like equanimity and non-attachment are not products of the guṇas.

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