यथा यथा विक्रियते गुणाक्तो विकरोति वा । तथा तथोपद्रष्टात्मा तद्वृत्तीरनुकार्यते ॥ १७ ॥
yatha yatha vikriyate gunakto vikaroti va tatha tathopadrastatma tad-vrttir anukaryate
- yatha yatha
- just as
- vikriyate
- is agitated
- guna-aktah
- associated with the modes of nature
- vikaroti
- as it does
- va
- or
- tatha tatha
- similarly
- upadrasta
- observer
- atma
- the soul
- tat
- of the intelligence
- vrttih
- occupations
- anukaryate
- imitates.
Formerly it was explained that the Queen is one’s intelligence. While one is awake or asleep, that intelligence creates different situations. Being influenced by contaminated intelligence, the living entity envisions something and simply imitates the actions and reactions of his intelligence.