गुणा: सृजन्ति कर्माणि गुणोऽनुसृजते गुणान् । जीवस्तु गुणसंयुक्तो भुङ्क्ते कर्मफलान्यसौ ॥ ३१ ॥
guṇāḥ sṛjanti karmāṇi guṇo ’nusṛjate guṇān jīvas tu guṇa-saṁyukto bhuṅkte karma-phalāny asau
- guṇāḥ
- the material senses
- sṛjanti
- create
- karmāṇi
- pious and impious material activities
- guṇaḥ
- the three modes of nature
- anusṛjate
- set into motion
- guṇān
- the material senses
- jīvaḥ
- the minute living entity
- tu
- indeed
- guṇa
- the material senses or the material modes of nature
- saṁyuktaḥ
- fully engaged in
- bhuṅkte
- experiences
- karma
- of activities
- phalāni
- the various results
- asau
- the spirit soul
The material senses create material activities, either pious or sinful, and the modes of nature set the material senses into motion. The living entity, being fully engaged by the material senses and modes of nature, experiences the various results of fruitive work.