गुणेष्वाविशते चेतो गुणाश्चेतसि च प्रजा: । जीवस्य देह उभयं गुणाश्चेतो मदात्मन: ॥ २५ ॥
guṇeṣv āviśate ceto guṇāś cetasi ca prajāḥ jīvasya deha ubhayaṁ guṇāś ceto mad-ātmanaḥ
- guṇeṣu
- in the sense objects
- āviśate
- enters
- cetaḥ
- the mind
- guṇāḥ
- the sense objects
- cetasi
- in the mind
- ca
- also (enter)
- prajāḥ
- My dear sons
- jīvasya
- of the living entity
- dehaḥ
- the outward body, existing as designation
- ubhayam
- both of these
- guṇāḥ
- the sense objects
- cetaḥ
- the mind
- mat-ātmanaḥ
- having Me as the Supreme Soul
My dear sons, the mind has a natural proclivity to enter into the material sense objects, and similarly the sense objects enter into the mind; but both this material mind and the sense objects are merely designations that cover the spirit soul, who is part and parcel of Me.