Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 3.28

तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयो: गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते

tattva-vit tu mahā-bāho guṇa-karma-vibhāgayoḥ guṇā guṇeṣhu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate

Recitation · Text 3.28
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The corrected view: one who knows the truth about the modes and their activity understands that it is simply the modes acting among the modes, and does not become entangled. Nothing changes in what happens; what changes is who is thought to be doing it.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Nothing changes in what actually happens — what changes is who is understood to be doing it.