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प्रोच्यते गुणसङ् ख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि || 19||
jñānaṁ karma cha kartā cha tridhaiva guṇa-bhedataḥ
prochyate guṇa-saṅkhyāne yathāvach chhṛiṇu tāny api
jñānam—knowledge; karma—action; cha—and; kartā—doer; cha—also; tridhā—of three kinds; eva—certainly; guṇa-bhedataḥ—distinguished according to the three modes of material nature; prochyate—are declared; guṇa-saṅkhyāne—Sānkhya philosophy, which describes the modes of material nature; yathā-vat—as they are; śhṛiṇu—listen; tāni—them; api—also
Translation:
Knowledge, action and agent are declared to be threefold according to the distinction of Gunas in the Sankhya Sastras; hear them also as declared in the Sastras.
Question: Of what is the Lord explaining the difference?
Answer: 1. Knowledge 2. Action and 3. Agent.
Question: Where is the distinction explained?
Answer: In the Sankhya Sastra, the science of the Gunas.