श्री भगवानुवाच प्रकृतिस्थो ऽपि पुरुषो नाज्यते प्राकृतैर्गुणैः । अविकारादकर्तृत्वान् निर्गुणत्वाज्जलार्कवत् ॥ १ ॥
sri bhagavan uvaca
prakrti-stho 'pi puruso
najyate prakrtair gunaih
avikarad akartrtvan
nirgunatvaj jalarkavat
sri bhagavan uvaca-the Personality of Godhead said; prakrti-sthah-residing in the material body; api-although; purusah-the living entity; na-not; ajyate-is affected; prakrtaih-of material nature; gunaih-by the modes; avikarat-from being without change; akartrtvat-by freedom from proprietorship; nirgunatvat-from being unaffected by the qualities of material nature; jala-on water; arka-vat-like the sun.