jñÄnaá¹ karma cha kartÄ cha tridhaiva guṇa-bhedataḥ prochyate guṇa-saá¹…khyÄne yathÄvach chhṛṇu tÄny api [19]

guṇa-saá¹…khyÄne–In the sÄá¹…khya scripture; jñÄnam–knowledge; karma cha–action; kartÄ cha–and the performer; (ete) prochyate–are mentioned; tri-dhÄ eva–in three divisions; guṇa-bhedataḥ–according to the three modes of material nature. śṛṇu–now hear; tÄni api–of these, too; yathÄvat–as it is. [19]


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In the sÄá¹…khya scripture, knowledge, action, and the performer have each been classified according to the three modes of material nature. Now hear of these from Me:

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