प्रकृते: क्रियमाणानि गुणै: कर्माणि सर्वश: अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते
prakṛiteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśhaḥ ahankāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate
Recitation · Text 3.27
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (10 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna names the root misunderstanding: all activities are in fact carried out by the qualities of material nature, yet the one bewildered by ego thinks, "I am the doer." The error is not in acting but in the claim of authorship.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The error isn't in acting — it's in the claim of authorship over the acting.