त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत् | मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्
tribhirguṇamayairbhāvairebhiḥ sarvamidaṃ jagat . mohitaṃ nābhijānāti māmebhyaḥ paramavyayam
整个世界，被这三种由古纳（guna）构成的存在所迷惑，不认识超越这些且不朽的我。
All this world, deluded as it is by these three things made of the gunas (alities), does not know Me who am transcendental to these and undecaying.
世人被自然界的三种德性，即玛亚（Maya，幻象）所迷惑。情感、执著和痴迷的爱都是这些德性的变体。由于这三种德性所造成的迷惑，人们无法打破世俗的羁绊，也无法将心转向至高无上的灵魂，即这三种德性的主宰者。这里的“不朽”（Avyayam）指的是自性（Atman）的永恒不变，它没有身体所经历的生、长、变、衰、亡等六种变化。
Persons of this world are deluded by the three alities of Nature or Maya. Affection? attachment and infatuated love are all modifications of these alities. On account of delusion created by these three alities they are not able to break the worldly ties and to turn the mind towards the Supreme Soul? the Lord of the three alities.Avyayam Immutable or unchangeable or inexhaustible or imperishable. The Self is of one homogeneous essence. It has not got the six changes or modifications (Shad Bhava Vikaras) which the body has? viz.? existence? birth? growth? modification? decay and death. (Cf.VII.25)