Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 22 (13.22)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 22 (13.22)
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान् । कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु | | १३-२२ | |
puruṣhaḥ prakṛitistho hi bhuṅkte prakṛitijānguṇān kāraṇaṁ guṇasaṅgo’sya sadasadyonijanmasu
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- पुरुषाः
(purushah)— मनुष्य(Spirit (soul)) - प्रक्रिति-स्थह्
(prakriti-sthah)— सितुअतेद् में प्रकृति(situated in Nature) - हि
(hi)— निश्चय ही(indeed) - भुन्क्ते
(bhunkte)— एxपेरिएन्चेस्/एन्जोय्स्(experiences/enjoys) - प्रक्रिति-जन्
(prakriti-jan)— जन्मा का प्रकृति(born of Nature) - गुनन्
(gunan)— थे गुण(गुनस्) (the qualities (gunas))
Line 2:
- करनम्
(karanam)— थे कारण(the cause) - गुन-सन्गह्
(guna-sangah)— आसक्ति को थे गुण(attachment to the qualities) - अस्य
(asya)— इस(of his) -
sadasadjoined in sadasadyonijanmasu - यः
(yah)— जो(who) -
nijoined in sadasadyonijanmasu - जन्मसु
(janmasu)— में बिर्थ्स्(in births)
English: God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body.
Learnings from Shloka 22:
- Cause of Bondage:: Bondage occurs when the conscious spirit falsely identifies with and clings to the qualities of nature.
- Overcome Attachment:: Break the cycle of rebirth by detaching your inner Self from temporary material states.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 13.22 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
The Purusha, dwelling in Prakriti, experiences the qualities generated by nature. Attachment to these gunas is the cause of the soul's birth in good and evil wombs.