एतदीशनमीशस्य प्रकृतिस्थोऽपि तद्गुणै: । न युज्यते सदात्मस्थैर्यथा बुद्धिस्तदाश्रया ॥ ३८ ॥
etad isanam isasya prakrti-stho ’pi tad-gunaih na yujyate sadatma-sthair yatha buddhis tad-asraya
- etat
- this
- isanam
- divinity
- isasya
- of the Personality of Godhead
- prakrti-sthah
- being in contact with material nature
- api
- in spite of
- tat-gunaih
- by the qualities
- na
- never
- yujyate
- is affected
- sada atma-sthaih
- by those who are situated in eternity
- yatha
- as is
- buddhih
- intelligence
- tat
- the Lord
- asraya
- those who are under the shelter of.
This is the divinity of the Personality of Godhead: He is not affected by the qualities of material nature, even though He is in contact with them. Similarly, the devotees who have taken shelter of the Lord do not become influenced by the material qualities.