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अध्याय-१८* EIGHTEEN
even if he is required to slay, he can not be bound by his action as a violent slayer.
This is made clear by the verses which follow. ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना । करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसङ्गहः ।। १८ ।।
"The knower, knowledge and the object of knowledge - these three motivate human action while the doer, his organs and activity are the three constitutes of action itself. "18
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः ।। प्रोच्यते गुणसख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि ॥ १९ ॥
" The "Science of Gunas " describe knowledge, action and the doer of three kinds in accordance with the type of Guna predominating . I will tell you about them."19 सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते । अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम् ॥ २० ॥
"Know that the knowledge whereby one sees in all beings immutable Entity, a unity in diversity, is of sattvika type."- 20
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान् । वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम् ॥ २१ ॥
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