TEXT 45
TEXT 45
Devanagari
Devanagari
निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् ॥ ४५ ॥
Text
Texte
nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna
nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho
niryoga-kṣema ātmavān
nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna
nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho
niryoga-kṣema ātmavān
Synonyms
Synonyms
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.
trai-guṇya: concernant les trois modes d’influence de la nature; viṣayāḥ: sur la question; vedāḥ: les Écritures védiques; nistrai-guṇyaḥ: transcendant les trois modes d’influence de la nature; bhava: soit; arjuna: ô Arjuna; nirdvandvaḥ: sans dualité; nitya-sattva-sthaḥ: dans la pureté de l’existence spirituelle; niryoga-kṣemaḥ: libre de pensées de gain et de protection; ātma-vān: fixé sur le soi.
Translation
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.
Les Védas traitent essentiellement de sujets relatifs aux trois modes d’influence de la nature matérielle. Transcende ces trois guṇas, ô Arjuna, libère-toi de toute dualité, de tout souci de gain et de sécurité, et fixe ton attention sur le soi.
Purport
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 Kṛṣṇa, is advised to raise himself to the transcendental position of Vedānta philosophy where, in the beginning, there is brahma-jijñāsā, 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-kāṇḍa chapter, are finished, then the chance for spiritual realization is offered in the form of the Upaniṣads, which are part of different Vedas, as the Bhagavad-gītā is a part of the fifth Veda, namely the Mahābhārata. The Upaniṣads mark the beginning of transcendental life.
Tout acte matériel implique un enchaînement action-réaction qui est fonction des trois modes d’influence de la nature. Accompli dans l’espoir d’en recueillir les fruits, il ne peut que nous retenir prisonniers du monde de la matière. Si les Védas mettent essentiellement l’accent sur les actes intéressés, c’est pour que le commun des hommes s’élève progressivement du stade des plaisirs matériels à celui de la transcendance. Kṛṣṇa conseille donc à Arjuna, Son ami et disciple, d’élever sa conscience au niveau absolu du Vedānta, qui d’emblée recommande de s’enquérir de la transcendance suprême, le brahma-jijñāsā.
Tous les êtres vivants en ce monde doivent lutter pour leur survie. C’est pour eux que le Seigneur, après la création de l’univers matériel, révèle la connaissance védique afin qu’ils apprennent à vivre et s’échappent de la prison matérielle. Après en avoir terminé avec la section karma-kāṇḍa des Védas, qui traite des activités liées au plaisir des sens, l’opportunité d’atteindre la réalisation spirituelle s’offre à nous sous la forme des Upaniṣads. Tout comme la Bhagavad-gītā fait partie intégrante du cinquième Véda (le Mahābhārata), les Upaniṣads font partie des Védas et sont au fondement de la vie spirituelle.
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 Kṛṣṇa consciousness when one is fully dependent on the good will of Kṛṣṇa.
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 Kṛṣṇa consciousness when one is fully dependent on the good will of Kṛṣṇa.