Anadi-tvat nirgunatvat paramatmayam avyayah, sharira-stho 'pi kaunteya na karoti na lipyate
O son of Kunti, because the imperishable Supersoul is without beginning and beyond the qualities of material nature, even though situated within the body, it neither acts nor is entangled. The soul's transcendence keeps it untouched by the activities of the body.
- •The soul is beginningless and beyond the three gunas
- •Though in the body, the soul neither acts nor is contaminated
- •Transcendence of material qualities is the soul's natural state