Verse 13.22

पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।

puruṣhaḥ prakṛiti-stho hi bhuṅkte prakṛiti-jān guṇān kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo ’sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu

Meaning

Yo, the soul chillin' in Nature is feelin' all the Nature vibes – good and bad. Getting attached to those vibes is why it keeps getting reborn into different situations, some fire, some total cap.

Commentary

Okay, so like, the soul is vibing in Nature, right? It's totally feeling all the Nature vibes – the good, the bad, and the ugly. But here's the tea: getting attached to those vibes is what causes it to get reborn into, like, *totally* different situations – sometimes good, sometimes straight-up trash. It's all about the soul experiencing the sensory stuff with its body and mind, thinking it's all about *them*. It's like, 'I'm happy,' 'I'm sad,' 'I'm confused,' 'I'm smart.' But that attachment to the vibes is what makes it think it's an individual, and *boom*, reincarnation. It's all about the soul's attachment to pleasure, pain, and delusion. That's the main reason for the whole reincarnation cycle. 'Good wombs'? Think gods and stuff. 'Evil wombs'? Think lower animals. Humans? It's a mix, depending on their karma. The soul being in Nature is ignorance. Attachment to Nature's vibes is desire. Ignorance and desire? That's the whole reincarnation thing. Wisdom and chill vibes? Those kill ignorance and desire.