The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation

Krishna begins to explain how to transcend the gunas. 'Buddhyā viśuddhayā yukto dhṛtyātmānaṁ niyamya ca'—united (yuktaḥ) with purified intellect (buddhyā viśuddhayā), having controlled (niyamya) the self (ātmānam) with firmness (dhṛtyā). 'Śabdādīn viṣayāṁs tyaktvā rāga-dveṣau vyudasya ca'—having abandoned (tyaktvā) sound and other sense objects (śabdādīn viṣayān), and having abandoned (vyudasya) attachment and aversion (rāga-dveṣau). This is the first part of the method: purify your intellect, control your self with firmness, abandon sense objects, and abandon attachment and aversion. This sets up the complete teaching about how to transcend the gunas. The verse continues in the next verse to show the result of this practice.