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Bhagavad Gita 3.28

Karma Yoga

तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः | गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते ||

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

English

But one who knows the truth about the three modes of material nature and the threefold functions of the body, O mighty-armed Arjuna, understands that it is the modes that are acting upon other modes, and thus he does not become attached to those functions.

हिन्दी

हे महाबाहो! परन्तु जो तत्त्वदर्शी पुरुष गुण और कर्म के विभाग को जानता है, वह 'गुण ही गुणों में विचरण करते हैं' ऐसा जानकर (उनमें) आसक्त नहीं होता।