Sanskrit · Devanagari
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्। कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु ॥
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puruṣaḥ prakṛtistho hi bhuṅkte prakṛtijānguṇān kāraṇaṃ guṇasaṅgo.asya sadasadyonijanmasu
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882enjoys the qualities born of nature. And the cause of its birth in good or evil wombs is the connexion with the qualities.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।13.22।। -- पुरुषः भोक्ता प्रकृतिस्थः प्रकृतौ अविद्यालक्षणायां कार्यकरणरूपेण परिणतायां स्थितः प्रकृतिस्थः? प्रकृतिमात्मत्वेन गतः इत्येतत्? हि यस्मात्? तस्मात् भुङ्क्ते उपलभते इत्यर्थः। प्रकृतिजान् प्रकृतितः जातान् सुखदुःखमोहाकाराभिव्यक्तान् गुणान् सुखी? दुःखी? मूढः? पण्डितः अहम् इत्येवम्। सत्यामपि अविद्यायां सुखदुःखमोहेषु गुणेषु भुज्यमानेषु यः सङ्गः आत्मभावः संसारस्य सः प्रधानं कारणं जन्मनः? सः यथाकामो भवति तत्क्रतुर्भवति (बृह0 उ0 4।4।5) इत्यादिश्रुतेः। तदेतत् आह -- कारणं हेतुः गुणसङ्गः गुणेषु सङ्गः अस्य पुरुषस्य भोक्तुः सदसद्योनिजन्मसु? सत्यश्च असत्यश्च योनयः सदसद्योनयः तासु सदसद्योनिषु जन्मानि सदसद्योनिजन्मानि? तेषु सदसद्योनिजन्मसु विषयभूतेषु कारणं गुणसङ्गः। अथवा? सदसद्योनिजन्मसु अस्य संसारस्य कारणं गुणसङ्गः इति संसारपदमध्याहार्यम्। सद्योनयः देवादियोनयः असद्योनयः पश्वादियोनयः। सामर्थ्यात् सदसद्योनयः मनुष्ययोनयोऽपि अविरुद्धाः द्रष्टव्याः।।एतत् उक्तं भवति -- प्रकृतिस्थत्वाख्या अविद्या? गुणेषु च सङ्गः कामः? संसारस्य कारणमिति। तच्च परिवर्जनाय उच्यते। अस्य च निवृत्तिकारणं ज्ञानवैराग्ये ससंन्यासे गीताशास्त्रे प्रसिद्धम्। तच्च ज्ञानं पुरस्तात् उपन्यस्तं क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविषयम् यज्ज्ञात्वामृतमश्नुते इति। उक्तं च अन्यापोहेन अतद्धर्माध्यारोपेण च।।तस्यैव पुनः साक्षात् निर्देशः क्रियते --,
482ec2bfb9ed…Rāmānuja
13.22 The self, settled in a series of bodies of divinities, men etc., which are modifications of Prakrti, becomes attached to happiness, pain etc., resulting from the Sattva and other alities associated with the respective wombs, and hence engages Itself in virtuous and sinful deeds, constituting the means for happiness, misery etc. In order to experience the fruits of those good and evil deeds, It is born again in good and evil wombs. Then It becomes active and conseently is born again as a result of Its activities. As long as It does not cultivate alities like modesty etc., which are the means for realising the self, so long Its entanglement in Samsara continues like this. Thus, it has been declared here that attachment causes births in good and evil wombs.
304ca9629161…Swami Sivananda
13.22 पुरुषः Purusha? प्रकृतिस्थः seated in Prakriti? हि indeed? भुङक्ते enjoys? प्रकृतिजान् born of Prakriti? गुणान् alities? कारणम् the cause? गुणसङ्गः attachment to the Gunas? अस्य of his? सदसद्योनिजन्मसु of birth in good and evil wombs.Commentary The soul residing in Nature and identifying itself with the body and the senses which are modifications of Nature acts through the alities of Nature and experiences pleasure and pain and delusion. It thinks? I am happy? I am miserable? I am deluded? I am wise. When it thus identifies itself with the alities? it assumes individuality and takes birth in pure and impure wombs.The soul (Jivatma) enjoys the sensual objects in conjunction with the body? mind and the senses and thus becomes the enjoyer. Brahman is the silent witness and nonenjoyer. The souls attachment to the alities of pleasure? pain and delusion is the chief cause of its birth. If you add the word Samsara to the second half of the verse? it will mean Attachment to the alities is the cause of Samsara through births in good and evil wombs.Good wombs (Sat Yoni) are those of the gods and the like evil wombs (Asat Yoni) are those of lower animals. The human womb is partly good and partly evil on account of mixed Karmas.Purushah prakritisthah Purusha (the soul) seated in Prakriti (Nature). This is Avidya (ignorance). Attachment to the alities of Nature is Kama (desire). Avidya and Kama are the cause of Samsara.Jnana (wisdom) and Vairagya (dispassion) will destroy ignorance and desire. (Cf.XIV.5XV.7)
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