पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान् । कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु ॥ २१ ॥
puruṣhaḥ prakṛiti-stho hi bhuṅkte prakṛiti-jān guṇān kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo ’sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu
Translation
The purusha, seated in prakriti, experiences the gunas born of prakriti. Its attachment to the gunas is the cause of its births in good and bad wombs.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
प्रकृति में स्थित पुरुष ही प्रकृति से उत्पन्न गुणों को भोगता है, और इन गुणों का संग ही इसके अच्छी-बुरी योनियों में जन्म लेने का कारण है।
Commentary
This verse explains rebirth in one line: attachment (sanga) to the gunas binds the soul to further births. The problem is not nature itself but clinging to it. That sets up chapter 14, which examines the three gunas in detail.