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The Field and the Knower of the Field
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु
puruṣhaḥ prakṛiti-stho hi bhuṅkte prakṛiti-jān guṇān kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo ’sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu
The soul seated in Nature indeed experiences the qualities born of Nature; its attachment to the qualities is the cause of its birth in good and evil wombs.
puruṣhaḥ—the individual soul · prakṛiti-sthaḥ—seated in the material energy · hi—indeed · bhuṅkte—desires to enjoy · prakṛiti-jān—produced by the material energy · guṇān—the three modes of nature · kāraṇam—the cause · guṇa-saṅgaḥ—the attachment (to three guṇas) · asya—of its · sat-asat-yoni—in superior and inferior wombs · janmasu—of birth
detachmentsouldeathpleasuremindgodactiondesirebodynaturewarstrength
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