Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 237

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-7 Adhyātma Yogaḥ

tribhir-guṇa-mayair-bhāvair-ebhiḥ sarvam idaṃ jagat | mohitaṃ nābhijānāti māmebhyaḥ param-avyayam || 13 || 13. The entire universe is deluded by these three conditions originating from the Gunas, and fails to recognise Me, who am beyond them and immutable. Commentary “Now, in this way, the entire universe, consisting of sentient and insentient entities belongs to Me. From time to time it is projected by Me, abides in Me and is re-absorbed into Me alone. It constitutes My ‘corporeality’ and I am its Self, whether in the premanifestation state (causal) or in the state of manifestation (effect) all these entities are My various ‘expressions’. I am superior to all these ‘modes’ or ‘expressions’, as I am their cause and proprietor. In every way I remain as the Supreme Being.” “This world constituted of gods, humans, animals and immovables, are deluded by the three Gunas and its evolutes, and are inferior and transient. All the bodies, senses and objects of enjoyment comprising the world of beings exist in accordance with their individual past Karmas. No one in the world knows Me who am the highest and the immutable Being.” How is it possible that all experiencing beings consider these inferior, transient objects made up of the Gunas to be a source of delight, while Krishna exists — He is of the nature of unbounded and abundant bliss, existing in an eternal unchanging form and is the [real] source of the agreeableness of even these material objects? Sri Krishna replies: —