B.G 3.30
mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi saṁnyasyādhyātmacētasā। nirāśīrnirmamō bhūtvā yuddhyasva vigatajvaraḥ ॥30॥
Having no selfish desire, having no notion of agency, dedicating all actions to Me become 'ādhyātma cētasā', i.e. one who understands lord only as the doer and surrenders the self to Bhagavan. With this understanding, engage in the battle with no fear.
Gīta Tātparya 3.30
'Prakrti' - depending on context may mean inherent nature, or three qualities, or lord Hari because of His superior divine agency.
The Lord, the beings, their dependence on the insentient, the agency, and non-agency should be analyzed and known at all places.
The beings are classified into superior, i.e. Gods, intermediate, i.e. those born in earth, and inferior, i.e. demons. The false knowledge is prominent among those who are inferior, intermediate ones have mixed knowledge, while Dēvas have knowledge of true principles and devotion to lord Vishnu.
Because of incompleteness, the beings are considered to be in the cycle of transmigration all the time, since time immemorial. They have not been complete at any point in time, throughout the continual passage of time. Therefore, they have persisted perpetually in this 'samsāra', i.e. transmigration, which is without beginning.
Those beings with body are going through the transmigration process. On completion of their endeavours, they attain their respective regions.
Indeed, everyone is engaged in actions involuntarily as per their inherent qualities. Lord Vishnu performs all actions, making these inherent qualities as the cause.
So always think: "I am not the doer, lord Hari is the doer. All actions are His worship. Even the worship by me is because of His grace only and not otherwise. By His grace, for me, repeated devotion to Him is the only result."
"nāhaṁ kartā hariḥ kartā tatpūjā karma cākhilam। tathāpi matkr̥tā pūjā tatprasādēna nānyathā॥ tadbhaktiḥ tatphalaṁ mahyaṁ tatprasādaḥ punaḥ punaḥ। karmanyāsō harāvēvaṁ viṣṇōḥ tr̥ptikaraḥ sadā॥ yasmāt svatantrakartr̥tvaṁ viṣṇōrēva na cānyagam। tadadhīnaṁ svatantratvaṁ svāvarāpēkṣayaiva tu॥ jīvasya vikr̥tirnāma kartr̥tvaṁ jaḍasaṁśrayam। pumān dōgdhā ca gauḥ dōgdhrī stanō dōgdhētivat kramāt॥"
iti brahmatarkavacanāt।
"I am not the doer, lord Hari is the doer. All actions are His worship. Even the worship by me is because of His grace only and not otherwise. By His grace, for me, repeated devotion to Him is the only result. One must renounce action in lord Hari only as it is lord Vishnu who always brings satisfaction. Independence of agency is only of lord Vishnu, not in any others, because even the freedom is under His control and is relative based on the possession one has. The agency in the form of deformation is that of the being, that too dependent on the insentient. It is like - 'the Person is the milker, the Cow is milked, and the Udder is having the quality to be milked, respectively'."
- states a proverb from Brahma-tarka.
īśvarajīvaprakr̥tyādīnāṁ kartr̥tvam akartr̥tvaṁ ca vibhāgēna jñātavyaṁ sarvatra।
The Lord, the being, its dependence on the insentient, the agency, and non-agency should be analyzed and known at all places.
"kvacit svabhāvaḥ prakr̥tiḥ kvacicca triguṇātmikā। kvacit prakr̥ṣṭakartr̥tvāt bhagavān prakr̥tirhariḥ॥"
"Depending on the context, sometimes the word 'Prakrti' means 'inherent nature', sometimes 'the three qualities', and at other times 'lord Hari' because of His superior divine agency."
iti śabdanirṇayē।
- thus states the etymology dictionary, 'Shabdanirnaya'.
"svabhāvataḥ tridhā jīvāḥ uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ। uttamāḥ tatra dēvādyā martyamadhyāstu madhyamāḥ॥ adhamā asurādyāśca naiṣāmastyanyathābhavaḥ। śarīramātrānyathātvē svajātiṁ punarēṣyati॥ uttamā muktiyōgyāstu sr̥tiyōgyāstu madhyamāḥ। aparēndhatamōyōgyāḥ prāptiḥ sādhanapūrtitaḥ॥
"The beings, based on their inherent nature, are classified into three types: superior, intermediate, and inferior. Dēvas, i.e. Gods, are the superior ones. The intermediate ones are the humans with death in the middle region. The inferiors are the demons. Apart from these, there is no other existence. In the absence of the body they repeatedly attain their own class. The superior ones are eligible for liberation. The intermediate ones for transmigration and the inferior ones are capable of only hell. On completion of their endeavours, they attain their respective regions.
pūrtyabhāvēna sarvēṣāmanādiḥ saṁsr̥tiḥ smr̥tā। naiva pūrtiśca sarvēṣāṁ nityakālaharīcchayā॥ atō'nuvartatē nityaṁ saṁsārō'yamanādimān। atō'dhamānāṁ jīvānāṁ mithyājñānādayō'khilāḥ॥ svābhāvikā guṇā jñēyā madhyamartyēṣu miśritāḥ। tatvajñānaṁ viṣṇubhaktirityādyā dēvatādiṣu॥
Because of incompleteness, the beings are considered to be in the cycle of transmigration all the time, since time immemorial. They have not been complete at any point in time, throughout the continual passage of time. Therefore, they have persisted perpetually in this 'samsāra', i.e. transmigration, which is without beginning. Their inherent qualities are to be known as follows. The false knowledge is prominent among those who are inferior, intermediate ones have mixed knowledge, while Dēvas have knowledge of true principles and devotion to lord Vishnu.
kāryatē hi avaśaḥ karma sarvaiḥ svaiḥ prākr̥tairguṇaiḥ। svābhāvikaguṇānētān hētuṁ kr̥tvaiva viṣṇunā॥ karmasu kriyamāṇēṣu kartā'hamiti mūḍhadhīḥ। manyatē tatvavid viṣṇōḥ guṇā icchādayastu yē॥
Indeed, everyone is engaged in actions involuntarily as per their inherent qualities. Lord Vishnu performs all actions, making these inherent qualities as the cause. Seeing the actions being performed, the foolish think 'I am the doer'. But the knowers of true principles understand and respect these to be wishes of lord Vishnu driven as per their respective qualities.
svābhāvikēṣu jīvasya kāmādyēṣu sadaiva tu। prērakatvēna vartantē svātantryaṁ mama na kvacit॥ iti matvā na saktaḥ syāt prītōsya bhavati prabhuḥ। svabhāvaguṇasammūḍhā jñānādiguṇavattaram॥ svātantryēṇaiva kartāraṁ cā'tmānaṁ pratijānatē। tān guṇān karma taccaiva viṣṇvadhīnaṁ na tē viduḥ॥
Desires and such characteristics are but natural for the living beings. They operate as inspired by Me, and never independently. The lord becomes pleased by such persons who are not attached to results. But those who are deluded by their own nature and qualities, thinking themselves to be superior to knowledge and other qualities, declare themselves as the doers with their own free will. They do not recognize that those qualities and actions are also under the control of lord Vishnu.
tēṣvayōgyēṣu tatvajñaḥ tattvaṁ nātiprakāśayēt। vadēt vivādarūpēṇa nōpadēśātmanā kvacit॥ sabhyarūpēṇa vā brūyāt pr̥ṣṭē'vyaktikr̥dēva vā। buddhavā'pyasau yatō nityaṁ svabhāvānugacēṣṭitaḥ। svabhāvaṁ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati॥
In those ineligible knowers of true principles, principles can not be excessively illuminated. They always speak in the form of arguments, but not as honest instructions to themselves. They may speak politely, like an inquirer or like an intelligent person as well. But is always driven by his inherent nature. The beings always behave thus according to one's own inherent nature. What will the restraint achieve?
ityādi prakāśasaṁhitāyām ॥27-35॥
- there are such statements in Prakāsha-Samhita