न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः । सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्त्रिभिर्गुणैः ॥ १८-४०॥ na tadasti pṛthivyāṃ vā divi deveṣu vā punaḥ sattvaṃ prakṛtijairmuktaṃ yadebhiḥ syāttribhirguṇaiḥ There is no being on earth, or again in heaven among the DEVAS (heavenly beings) who is totally liberated from the three qualities born of PRAKRITI (matter) . na = not; tat = that; asti = there is; pṛthivyāṃ = on the earth; vā = or; divi = in the higher planetary system; deveṣu = amongst the demigods; vā = or; punaḥ = again; sattvaṃ = existence; prakṛtijaiḥ = born of material nature; muktaṃ = liberated; yat = that; ebhiḥ = from the influence of these; syāt = is; tribhiḥ = three; guṇaiḥ = modes of material nature.;