Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 40
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।
सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः ॥
Say itna tad asti pṛithivyāṁ vā divi deveṣhu vā punaḥ
sattvaṁ prakṛiti-jair muktaṁ yad ebhiḥ syāt tribhir guṇaiḥ
Translation
There is no being on earth or in heaven among the gods that is liberated from the three qualities born of Nature.
Swami Sivananda
There is no entity in the world, nor among the gods in heaven, that can be free from these three gunas born of Nature.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
There is no creature, on earth or among the gods in heaven, that is exempt from these three Gunas born of Prakrti.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Whether on earth or among the gods in heaven, there is not a single being that is free from these three strands born of material nature.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds that is free from the three Qualities, for they are born of Nature.
Shri Purohit Swami
पृथ्वीमें या स्वर्गमें अथवा देवताओंमें तथा इनके सिवाय और कहीं भी वह ऐसी कोई वस्तु नहीं है, जो प्रकृतिसे उत्पन्न इन तीनों गुणोंसे रहित हो।
Swami Ramsukhdas
पृथ्वी पर अथवा स्वर्ग के देवताओं में ऐसा कोई प्राणी (सत्त्वं अर्थात् विद्यमान वस्तु) नहीं है जो प्रकृति से उत्पन्न इन तीन गुणों से मुक्त (रहित) हो।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.