सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम् । असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च ॥ १४ ॥
sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṁ sarvendriya-vivarjitam asaktaṁ sarva-bhṛich chaiva nirguṇaṁ guṇa-bhoktṛi cha
Translation
It shines through the functions of all the senses, yet is free of all the senses; unattached, yet it upholds everything; beyond the gunas, yet it experiences the gunas.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
वह सब इंद्रियों के गुणों को प्रकाशित करने वाला है, फिर भी सब इंद्रियों से रहित है; आसक्ति रहित होकर भी सबका धारण-पोषण करने वाला है; और निर्गुण होकर भी गुणों का भोक्ता है।
Commentary
This verse is built from paradoxes, and deliberately so. Brahman gives light to the senses without having senses, supports everything without clinging to it, and is beyond the three gunas while being their experiencer. Ordinary logic breaks here because Brahman is not one object among others.
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