Chapter 18: Conclusion — The Perfection of Renunciation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 18.29

buddher bhedam dhriteś caiva

gunatas tri-vidham śrinu

procyamānam aśeshena

prithaktvena dhanañjaya

SYNONYMS

buddheh — of intelligence; bhedam — the differences; dhriteh — of steadiness; ca — also; eva — certainly; gunatah — by the modes of material nature; tri-vidham — of three kinds; śrinu — just hear; procyamānamas described by Me; aśeshenain detail; prithaktvena — differently; dhanañjayaO winner of wealth.

TRANSLATION

O winner of wealth, now please listen as I tell you in detail of the different kinds of understanding and determination, according to the three modes of material nature.

PURPORT

Now after explaining knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the knower, in three different divisions according to the modes of material nature, the Lord is explaining the intelligence and determination of the worker in the same way.

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