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Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

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(Cosmic) ignorance. As food mixed with position is<br />

called poison, similarly the Unmainfest, which is<br />

the primordial Cause, is called egoism since it is<br />

imbued with the impressions resulting from<br />

egoism; and egoism is the impelling force (of all). It<br />

is indeed seen in the world that egoism is the<br />

impelling cause behind all endeavour.<br />

7.5 O mighty-armed one, this is the inferior<br />

(Prakrti). Know the other Prakrti of Mine which,<br />

however, is higher than this, which has taken the<br />

from of individual souls, and by which this world<br />

is uphelp.<br />

English Translation of Sri Sankaracharya's Sanskrit<br />

Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda<br />

7.5 O mighty-armed one, iyam, this; is apara, the<br />

inferior (Prakrti)-not the higher, (but)-the impure,<br />

the source of evil and having the nature of worldly<br />

bondage. Viddhi, know; anyam, the other, pure;<br />

prakrtim, Prakrti; me, of Mine, which is essentially<br />

Myself; which, tu, however;is param, higher, more<br />

exalted; itah, than this (Prakrti) already spoken of;<br />

Jiva-bhutam, which has taken the form of the<br />

individual souls, which is characterized as 'the<br />

Knower of the body (field)', and which is the cause<br />

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