Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 15.3 / 18

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord15.3

15.3
स्वस्वरूपापरिज्ञानमयो ऽनेकः पुमान् मतः तत्र सृष्टौ क्रियानन्दौ भोगो दुःखसुखात्मकः ॥३॥
svasvarūpāparijñānamayo 'nekaḥ pumān mataḥ tatra sṛṣṭau kriyānandau bhogo duḥkhasukhātmakaḥ
— consisting of the non-recognition of one's own nature ; — manifold ; — the individual soul (puruṣa) ; — is held (to be) ; — there, for him ; — in creation (activity) ; — action and bliss (delight) ; — experience (worldly enjoyment) ; — consisting of pain and pleasure

The individual soul, consisting of the non-recognition of its own nature, is held to be manifold; for him, in creative activity, there are action and delight — (his) experience, consisting of pain and pleasure.