Shloka 50
Sāṅkhya: Categories of the Absolute Truth and the Unfolding of Creation
Tattva-vicāra
एतान्यसंहत्य यदा महदादीनि सप्त वै । कालकर्मगुणोपेतो जगदादिरुपाविशत् ॥ ५० ॥
etāny asaṁhatya yadā mahad-ādīni sapta vai kāla-karma-guṇopeto jagad-ādir upāviśat
នៅពេលដែលផ្នែកទាំងប្រាំពីរ—ចាប់ពីមហត្តត្តវៈ—នៅតែបែកបាក់ មិនទាន់លាយបញ្ចូលគ្នា ព្រះភគវាន អាទិកម្មនៃលោក ជាមួយនឹងកាល កម្ម និងគុណនៃប្រក្រឹតិ បានចូលទៅក្នុងសកលលោក។
After stating the generation of the causes, Kapiladeva speaks about the generation of the effects. At that time when the causes were unmixed, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in His feature of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, entered within each universe. Accompanying Him were all of the seven primary elements — the five material elements, the total energy ( mahat-tattva ) and the false ego. This entrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead involves His entering even the atoms of the material world. This is confirmed in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.35) : aṇḍāntara-stha-paramāṇu-cayāntara-stham. He is not only within the universe, but within the atoms also. He is within the heart of every living entity. Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, entered into everything.
FAQs
This verse explains that before the elements combine, the origin of the universe enters them along with kāla (time), karma, and the guṇas, which activates the process of cosmic manifestation.
Kapila teaches Devahūti Sāṅkhya so she can understand the distinction between spirit and matter and progress toward liberation through clear knowledge and devotion.
By recognizing how habits (karma) and moods (guṇas) influence decisions over time, one can choose sāttvika practices—discipline, prayer, and service—to rise above conditioning and move toward spiritual clarity.