Chapter XVIII · Śloka 40
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः |
सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्त्रिभिर्गुणैः ||
सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्त्रिभिर्गुणैः ||
na tad asti pṛthivyāṃ vā divi deveṣu vā punaḥ |
sattvaṃ prakṛti-jair muktaṃ yad ebhiḥ syāt tribhir guṇaiḥ ||
sattvaṃ prakṛti-jair muktaṃ yad ebhiḥ syāt tribhir guṇaiḥ ||
There is no being on earth, or again among the gods in heaven, that is free from these three modes of nature born of material nature.
The three gunas are universal without exception: no creature in any realm — earthly or divine — stands outside their reach. This verse closes off every escape route except the one Krishna has already indicated: transcendence through devotion, not relocation.