Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 31 (13.31)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात् परमात्माऽयमव्ययः
शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते
॥ 13.31 ॥
anāditvānnirguṇatvāt paramātmā'yamavyayaḥ
śarīrastho'pi kaunteya na karoti na lipyate
Translation
"O Kaunteya, being beginningless and beyond the gunas, this imperishable Supreme Self, though dwelling in the body, neither acts nor is tainted."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. yad dhi ādimat tat svena ātmanā vyeti, ayaṃ tu anāditvāt niravayava iti kṛtvā na vyeti — whatever has a beginning passes away; this is beginningless and without parts, and so it does not; saguṇo hi guṇavyayāt vyeti — what has qualities passes away as its qualities wane.
Acharya Ramanuja. ayaṃ paramātmā dehāt niṣkṛṣya svabhāvena nirūpitaḥ — here "paramatma" = the nature of the self, seen as distinct from the body; nirguṇatvāt sattvādiguṇarahitatvāt na karoti na lipyate; dehasvabhāvaiḥ na lipyate, na badhyate.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.