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The Path of Action
प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः। अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताऽहमिति मन्यते
prakṛiteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśhaḥ ahankāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate
Action is the product of the qualities inherent in nature. It is only the ignorant man who, misled by personal egotism, says, "I am the doer."
prakṛiteḥ—of material nature · kriyamāṇāni—carried out · guṇaiḥ—by the three modes · karmāṇi—activities · sarvaśhaḥ—all kinds of · ahankāra-vimūḍha-ātmā—those who are bewildered by the ego and misidentify themselves with the body · kartā—the doer · aham—I · iti—thus · manyate—thinks
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