Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 236

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-7 Adhyātma Yogaḥ

balaṃ balavatāṃ cāhaṃ kāma-rāga vivarjitam | dharmāviruddho bhūteṣu kāmo’smi bharatarṣabha || 11 || 11. I am strength in the strong disassociated with craving and attachment. In all beings, I am that desire which is not contrary to Dharma, O Arjuna (Bull of the Bharatas), ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasāstāmasāśca ye | matta eveti tān-viddhi na tvahaṃ teṣu te mayi || 12 || 12. Know that all those states of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas have their origin in Me alone. But I am not in them; they are in Me. Commentary Why indeed should this be declared with particular illustrations! The reason is as follows: — “All existing entities in the universe possesses the properties of Sattva (harmony), Rajas (activity) and Tamas (inertia) in the forms of their bodies, senses, objects of enjoyment and their causes — know them all to have originated from Me alone, and they abide in Me alone, as they constitute My ‘corporeality’. I am not in them in so far as I do not depend on them for My existence at any time. In the case of sentient beings, though, the physical body depends for its existence on the Self. The Self in turn depends on the physical body for its embodiment. In My case, however, there is no need for any assistance in my “embodiment.” They [all entities] merely serve the purpose of My Lila” [cosmic recreation] — this is the meaning.