Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.7
intermediate
गुणान्वयो यः फलकर्मकर्ता कृतस्य तस्यैव स चोपभोक्ता। स विश्वरूपस्त्रिगुणस्त्रिवर्त्मा प्राणाधिपः संचरति स्वकर्मभिः॥
guṇānvayo yaḥ phalakarmaKartā kṛtasya tasyaiva sa copabhoktā | sa viśvarūpastrIguṇastriVartmā prāṇādhipaḥ sañcarati svakarmabhiḥ ||
"He who is connected with the qualities, who is the doer of action and its fruits, the experiencer of what is done - he, of universal form, three-natured, three-pathed, the lord of pranas, wanders according to his actions."
What This Means:
The individual soul is connected to qualities, performs actions, experiences results. Of many forms, with three natures and paths, the soul wanders according to karma.
Going Deeper:
This describes the jiva (individual soul) bound by gunas and karma. Three natures = sattva, rajas, tamas. Three paths = of gods, fathers, beings.
How To Apply This:
Recognize how qualities and actions bind you to experience. Understanding this is the first step to transcendence.
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