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एवं पराभिध्यानेन कर्तृत्वं प्रकृतेः पुमान्। कर्मसु क्रियमाणेषु गुणैरात्मनि मन्यते॥2-6॥
Thus, by brooding over the other (prakriti), man assumes doership of actions that are actually done by the qualities of prakriti.
english translation
तदस्य संसृतिर्बन्धः पारतन्त्र्यं च तत्कृतम्। भवत्यकर्तुरीशस्य साक्षिणो निर्वृतात्मनः॥2-7॥
That doership causes bondage of samsAra and enslaves this non-doer, witness, and peaceful Self, the Lord.
english translation
कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे कारणं प्रकृतिं विदुः। भोक्तृत्वे सुखदुःखानां पुरुषं प्रकृतेः परम्॥2-8॥
(The great sages know that) prakriti is the cause of the cause-effect relationship and the notion of doership, and puruSa which is beyond prakriti is the cause of the enjoyment of joy and sorrow.
english translation
प्रकृतिस्थोऽपि पुरुषो नाज्यते प्राकृतैर्गुणैः। अविकारादकर्तृत्वान्िनर्गुणत्वाज्जलार्कवत्॥2-9॥
The purusa, even though dwelling in prakriti, does not get affected by the qualities of prakriti, as he is immutable, non-doer, and attributeless like the sun in water.
english translation
स एष यर्हि प्रकृतेर्गुणेष्वभिविषज्जते। अहंक्रियाविमूढात्मा कर्तास्मीत्यभिमन्यते॥2-10॥
When the puruSa gets overwhelmingly attached to the qualities of prakriti and gets deluded by the notion of doing, he then considers “I am the doer”.
english translation