सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति प्रकृतेर्नात्मनो गुणा: । तत्र साक्षिणमात्मानं यो वेद स न बध्यते ॥ १५ ॥
sattvam rajas tama iti prakrter natmano gunah tatra saksinam atmanam yo veda sa na badhyate
- sattvam
- the mode of goodness
- rajah
- the mode of passion
- tamah
- the mode of ignorance
- iti
- thus
- prakrteh
- of the material nature
- na
- not
- atmanah
- of the spirit soul
- gunah
- the qualities
- tatra
- in such a position
- saksinam
- an observer
- atmanam
- the self
- yah
- anyone who
- veda
- knows
- sah
- he
- na
- not
- badhyate
- is bound.
One who knows that the three qualities—goodness, passion and ignorance—are not qualities of the soul but qualities of material nature, and who knows that the pure soul is simply an observer of the actions and reactions of these qualities, should be understood to be a liberated person. He is not bound by these qualities.