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Threefold

1 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on threefold. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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jnanam jneyam parijnata tri-vidha karma-codana karta karma karanam iti tri-vidhah karma-sangrahah

Knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the knower form the threefold impulse to action. The doer, the act, and the instrument of action form the threefold basis of action. All action is structured by these two triads.

  • Every action arises from the triad of knower, knowledge, and object of knowledge
  • Every action is constituted by the triad of doer, act, and instrument
  • Understanding these triads reveals the full structural anatomy of action