Word meanings
- na
- no
- anyam
- other
- guṇebhyaḥ
- of the guṇas
- kartāram
- agents of action
- yadā
- when
- draṣṭā
- the seer
- anupaśyati
- see
- guṇebhyaḥ
- to the modes of nature
- ca
- and
- param
- transcendental
- vetti
- know
- mat-bhāvam
- my divine nature
- saḥ
- they
- adhigacchati
- attain
Translations
When the seer beholds no agent other than the Gunas and knows that which is higher than them, he attains to My Being.
As soon as one understands that it is only the qualities that act and nothing else, and perceives that which is beyond, they attain My divine nature.
When the witness sees none other than the qualities as the agent, and knows that which is superior to the qualities, he attains My nature.
जब विवेकी (विचारकुशल) मनुष्य तीनों गुणोंके सिवाय अन्य किसीको कर्ता नहीं देखता और अपनेको गुणोंसे पर अनुभव करता है, तब वह मेरे स्वरूपको प्राप्त हो जाता है।Commentary
The Supreme Self is in no way contaminated by the alities. The liberated sage exclaims I am the witness of the alities. I am neither the enjoyer nor the doer. The alities form the motive power of all actions. I am beyond the Gunas. The Gunas alone are responsible for all actions. I am entirely distinct from the alities. I am pure consciousness. I cannot be touched by the alities. I am like the ether. When a man gets illumination or attains knowledge of the Self, when he realises that there is no agent except the Gunas which are themselves modified as the bodies, the senses and their objects, when he knows that it is the Gunas only that become the agent in all transformations, in all states and in all actions, and when he realises the Supreme Self Who is distinct from the Gunas?
Who is the silent witness of the Gunas and their functions, he attains to My state (liberation), i.e., becomes identical with Me. He becomes a Gunatita, i.e., one who has transcended the three Gunas.