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Bg 18.40
na tad asti prthivyam va
divi devesu va punah
sattvam prakrti-jair muktam
yad ebhih syat tribhir gunaih
Word for word:
na — not; tat — that; asti — there is; prthivyam — on the earth; va — or; divi — in the higher planetary system; devesu — amongst the demigods; va — or; punah — again; sattvam — existence; prakrti-jaih — born of material nature; muktam — liberated; yat — that; ebhih — from the influence of these; syat — is; tribhih — three; gunaih — modes of material nature.
Translation by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada:
There is no being existing, either here or among the demigods in the higher planetary systems, which is freed from these three modes born of material nature.
Purport by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada:
The Lord here summarizes the total influence of the three modes of material nature all over the universe.