Dasakam 097 - Sloka 01

त्रैगुण्याद्भिन्नरूपं भवति हि भुवने हीनमध्योत्तमं यत् ज्ञानं श्रद्धा च कर्ता वसतिरपि सुखं कर्म चाहारभेदा: । त्वत्क्षेत्रत्वन्निषेवादि तु यदिह पुनस्त्वत्परं तत्तु सर्वं प्राहुर्नैगुण्यनिष्ठं तदनुभजनतो मङ्क्षु सिद्धो भवेयम् ॥१॥त्रैगुण्यात्-भिन्न-रूपंbecause of the three gunas, different kindsभवति हि भुवनेare indeed there, in this worldहीन-मध्य-उत्तमं यत्low, middle and high, thatज्ञानं श्रद्धा च कर्ताknowledge, faith and doerवसति:-अपि सुखंresidence and happinessकर्म च-आहार-भेदा:work and food variousत्वत्-क्षेत्र-त्वत्-निषेवा-Thy temple, Thy worshipआदि तु यत्-इहetc., indeed whatever there isपुन:-त्वत्-परंagain pertaining to Theeतत्-तु सर्वंall that indeedप्राहु:-नैगुण्य-निष्ठंis said to be beyond three gunasतत्-अनुभजनत:that resorting toमङ्क्षु सिद्ध:-भवेयम्soon I will become perfectAll entities in this world, knowledge, faith, work, residence, happiness, food etc., being constituted of the three gunas, are of different kinds and different gradations, such as, low, mediocre or high. But entities and activities pertaining to Thee, Thy temples and Thy worship are beyond these three gunas. By resorting to these, I will soon become perfect (free).