कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे कारणं प्रकृतिं विदु: । भोक्तृत्वे सुखदु:खानां पुरुषं प्रकृते: परम् ॥ ८ ॥
karya-karana-kartrtve karanam prakrtim viduh bhoktrtve sukha-duhkhanam purusam prakrteh param
- karya
- the body
- karana
- the senses
- kartrtve
- regarding the demigods
- karanam
- the cause
- prakrtim
- material nature
- viduh
- the learned understand
- bhoktrtve
- regarding the perception
- sukha
- of happiness
- duhkhanam
- and of distress
- purusam
- the spirit soul
- prakrteh
- to material nature
- param
- transcendental.
The cause of the conditioned soul’s material body and senses, and the senses’ presiding deities, the demigods, is the material nature. This is understood by learned men. The feelings of happiness and distress of the soul, who is transcendental by nature, are caused by the spirit soul himself.