अकर्तु: कर्मबन्धोऽयं पुरुषस्य यदाश्रय: । गुणेषु सत्सु प्रकृते: कैवल्यं तेष्वत: कथम् ॥ १९ ॥
akartuh karma-bandho ’yam purusasya yad-asrayah gunesu satsu prakrteh kaivalyam tesv atah katham
- akartuh
- of the passive performer, the nondoer
- karma-bandhah
- bondage to fruitive activities
- ayam
- this
- purusasya
- of the soul
- yat-asrayah
- caused by attachment to the modes
- gunesu
- while the modes
- satsu
- are existing
- prakrteh
- of material nature
- kaivalyam
- freedom
- tesu
- those
- atah
- hence
- katham
- how.
Hence even though he is the passive performer of all activities, how can there be freedom for the soul as long as material nature acts on him and binds him?