महत्तत्त्वाद्विकुर्वाणादहंतत्त्वं व्यजायत । कार्यकारणकर्त्रात्मा भूतेन्द्रियमनोमय: । वैकारिकस्तैजसश्च तामसश्चेत्यहं त्रिधा ॥ २९ ॥
mahat-tattvad vikurvanad aham-tattvam vyajayata karya-karana-kartratma bhutendriya-mano-mayah vaikarikas taijasas ca tamasas cety aham tridha
- mahat
- the great
- tattvat
- from the causal truth
- vikurvanat
- being transformed
- aham
- false ego
- tattvam
- material truth
- vyajayata
- became manifested
- karya
- effects
- karana
- cause
- kartr
- doer
- atma
- soul or source
- bhuta
- material ingredients
- indriya
- senses
- manah-mayah
- hovering on the mental plane
- vaikarikah
- the mode of goodness
- taijasah
- the mode of passion
- ca
- and
- tamasah
- the mode of ignorance
- ca
- and
- iti
- thus
- aham
- false ego
- tridha
- three kinds
Mahat-tattva, or the great causal truth, transforms into false ego, which is manifested in three phases—cause, effect and the doer. All such activities are on the mental plane and are based on the material elements, gross senses and mental speculation. The false ego is represented in three different modes—goodness, passion and ignorance.