Verse 30

Tap any word for its meaning.

। ॥ ३० ॥

In plain words

"I", "mine" — that is bondage, all of it. "Not mine, not I" — that is freedom. Bondage and freedom both show up through the guṇas, and the guṇas are born of prakṛti.

Close to the Sanskrit

"I", "mine" — thus, this is bondage; "mine", "I" — not thus — is the state of being free. Bondage and liberation appear by means of the guṇas; the guṇas have their origin in prakṛti.