यावत् स्याद् गुणवैषम्यं तावन्नानात्वमात्मन: । नानात्वमात्मनो यावत् पारतन्त्र्यं तदैव हि ॥ ३२ ॥
yāvat syād guṇa-vaiṣamyaṁ tāvan nānātvam ātmanaḥ nānātvam ātmano yāvat pāratantryaṁ tadaiva hi
- yāvat
- as long as
- syāt
- there is
- guṇa
- of the modes of material nature
- vaiṣamyam
- separate existences
- tāvat
- then there will be
- nānātvam
- different states of existence
- ātmanaḥ
- of the soul
- nānātvam
- different states of existence
- ātmanaḥ
- of the soul
- yāvat
- as long as there are
- pāratantryam
- dependence
- tadā
- then there will be
- eva
- certainly
- hi
- indeed
As long as the living entity thinks that the modes of material nature have separate existences, he will be obliged to take birth in many different forms and will experience varieties of material existence. Therefore, the living entity remains completely dependent on fruitive activities under the modes of nature.