Shloka 33
अव्यक्त-गुण-पुरुषविवेकः | Avyakta, Guṇas, and Discrimination of Puruṣa
एवमेतां विकुर्वाण: सर्गप्रलयधर्मिणीम्
evam etāṃ vikurvāṇaḥ sarga-pralaya-dharmiṇīm, trigunamayīṃ prakṛtiṃ vikṛtya, trīṇāṃ guṇānāṃ svāmī ātmā karma-mārge ’nuraktaḥ pravṛttaś ca san, tayā prakṛtyā bhavamānaṃ pratyekaṃ triguṇātmakaṃ kāryaṃ svakam iva manyate.
Так, изменяя ту Пракрити, чья природа — творение и растворение, Самость, хотя и владыка трех гун, привязывается к пути действия и вовлекается в него; и через эту Пракрити она начинает считать «моим» каждый результат, сотканный из трех гун.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even though the Self is, in essence, sovereign over the three guṇas, when it becomes attached to action and identifies through Prakṛti, it mistakenly claims guṇa-born effects as ‘mine.’ This misidentification is a key mechanism of bondage; freedom lies in discerning Self from Prakṛti and loosening possessiveness.
Vasiṣṭha is explaining a philosophical account of how embodied experience arises: Prakṛti, characterized by cycles of creation and dissolution, produces guṇa-made effects; the Self, turning toward the path of action, becomes involved and adopts a sense of ownership over those effects.