Bhagavad-gītā 13.30
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प्रकृत्यैव च कर्माणि क्रियमाणानि सर्वशः।यः पश्यति तथाऽऽत्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति।।13.30।।
prakṛityaiva cha karmāṇi kriyamāṇāni sarvaśhaḥ yaḥ paśhyati tathātmānam akartāraṁ sa paśhyati
He who understands that it is only the Law of Nature that brings action to fruition, and that the Self never acts, alone knows the Truth.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| prakṛityā | by material nature |
| eva | truly |
| cha | also |
| karmāṇi | actions |
| kriyamāṇāni | are performed |
| sarvaśhaḥ | all |
| yaḥ | who |
| paśhyati | see |
| tathā | also |
| ātmānam | (embodied) soul |
| akartāram | actionless |
| saḥ | they |
| paśhyati | see |
Nature is responsible for all activities. He who experiences thus is the real seer or sage.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Distinguish field, individual knower, Supreme knower, knowledge and knowable while noting this edition’s 35-verse numbering.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaAnd he who sees actions being done in various ways by Nature itself, and also the Self as the non-agent, he sees.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaHe who sees that all acts are done universally by Prakrti alone, and likewise that the self is not the doer, he indeed sees.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaNature is responsible for all activities. He who experiences thus is the real seer or sage.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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He who understands that it is only the Law of Nature that brings action to fruition
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that the Self never acts, alone knows the Truth
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prakṛityā: by material nature
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