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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -3
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Actions, secular and scriptural, are everywhere, in all ways, performed by the Gunas, the modifications in the forms of body and senses (kārya-karana)[1] of Prakrti or Pradhāna, the state of equi poise of the (three) Gunas, sattva. rajas and tamas; (but) the man whose mind is deluded by egoism, whose inner-sense (antah-karana) is multifariously deluded by egoism, the conception that the Self is the aggregate of kārya-karana; and consequently superimposing on himself the attributes of kārya-karana (through nescience, avidyā) identifies himself with kārya-karana; and through avidyā believing that actions rest on him, thinks with regard to each and every action, "am the doer". But as for the wise man,
28. But, O mighty-armed, he who knows the truth regarding the divisions of Gum and Karma, recognising that Gunas (merely) act on Gunas, does not become attached. But mightly-armed, he who knows the truth-of what? - (of truth) regarding the divisions ofGuna and Karma, i.e. of the divisions of Gunas and of the divisions of Karma[2], recognising that Gunas as sense organs (merely) act on Gunas as objects of the senses, and that the Self (acts) not, does not become attached, forms no attach ment.[3] On the other hand, |
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References and Context
- ↑ Kārya - effect; karana- instrument, The body is kārya. The five organs of action, the five organs of knowledge, manas, buddlii and ahathkara (antabkaratid) are the karana (XUI-20 Com.)
- ↑ See IV-13 ; XIV-5 et seq.; XVIIM9 et scq.
- ↑ i.e. does not entertain the feeling that he is the agent with regard to any action. (A)