tribhiḥ

त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्

tribhiḥ — by three

Deluded by these three states made of the strands, the whole world does not know me, who am above them and unchanging.

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः

tribhiḥ — three

A person freed from these three gates of darkness, son of Kunti, does what is good for the self, and so goes to the highest.

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः

tribhiḥ — three

There is no being on earth, nor among the gods in heaven, that is free from these three strands born of nature.