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The Three Modes of Nature
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते
mānāpamānayos tulyas tulyo mitrāri-pakṣhayoḥ sarvārambha-parityāgī guṇātītaḥ sa uchyate
He who is equal in honor and dishonor, equal toward the sides of friend and foe, and who has renounced all undertakings — he is said to have transcended the gunas.
māna—honor · apamānayoḥ—dishonor · tulyaḥ—equal · tulyaḥ—equal · mitra—friend · ari—foe · pakṣhayoḥ—to the parties · sarva—all · ārambha—enterprises · parityāgī—renouncer · guṇa-atītaḥ—risen above the three modes of material nature · saḥ—they · uchyate—are said to have
devotionequalityrenunciationbodynaturecompassion
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