Verse 13.23

Verse 13.23: “He who thus understands the Purusha and the Prakriti along with the Constituent-aspects: in whatsoever way he may behave in the present, he is not liable to another birth. (1030)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

One, who thus clearly understands Purusha, also understands that the entire Guna-ridden universe is all born of this Prakriti. Just as we discriminate, Oh Dhananjaya, this is the original form and that is its shadow; this is a mirage, the (real) water spring lies far away, in that way one who has realized in his mind, the sharp difference between Prakriti and Purusha, (such a one) although performing all worldly actions, being restricted to a particular body, does not get defiled by them in the way the sky does not get defiled by the mist. He does not fall a victim to the infatuation (urges) of his body so long as it exists and after its fall does not assume any birth again. This sole (mental) act of clearly distinguishing the divergent roles played by Prakriti and Purusha confers extraordinary (super-mundane) advantages upon its agent. Now there are various means through which such a discrimination rises, like the Sun, in the heart and hear about them.