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sāttvikaḥ kārako ’saṅgī rāgāndho rājasaḥ smṛtaḥ tāmasaḥ smṛti-vibhraṣṭo nirguṇo mad-apāśrayaḥ
- sāttvikaḥ
- in the mode of goodness
- kārakaḥ
- the performer of activities
- asaṅgī
- free from attachment
- rāga-andhaḥ
- blinded by personal desire
- rājasaḥ
- the performer in the mode of passion
- smṛtaḥ
- is considered
- tāmasaḥ
- the performer in the mode of ignorance
- smṛti
- from remembrance of what is what
- vibhraṣṭaḥ
- fallen
- nirguṇaḥ
- transcendental
- mat-apāśrayaḥ
- he who has taken shelter of Me
A worker free of attachment is in the mode of goodness, a worker blinded by personal desire is in the mode of passion, and a worker who has completely forgotten how to tell right from wrong is in the mode of ignorance. But a worker who has taken shelter of Me is understood to be transcendental to the modes of nature.