For Spirit, dwelling in nature enjoyeth the qualities born of Nature.  The cause of its births in good or evil wombs is (its) connection with the qualities.[267] The Supreme Purusha in this body is said to be surveyor, approver, supporter, enjoyer, the mighty lord, and also the Supreme Soul.[268] He who thus knows Spirit, and Nature, with the qualities, in whatever state he may be, is never born again.  Some by meditation behold the self in the self by the self; others by devotion according to the Sankhya system; and others (again), by devotion through works.  Others yet not knowing this, worship, hearing of it from others.  Even these, devoted to what is heard, cross over death.[269] Whatever entity, immobile or mobile, cometh into existence, know that, O bull of Bharata’s race, to be from the connection of Kshetra and Kshetrajna (matter and spirit).  He seeth the Supreme Lord dwelling alike in all beings, the Imperishable in the Perishable.  For seeing the Lord dwelling alike everywhere, one doth not destroy[270] himself by himself, and then reacheth the highest goal.  He seeth (truly) who seeth all actions to be wrought by nature alone in every way and the self likewise to be not the doer.  When one seeth the diversity of entities as existing in one, and the issue (everything) from that (One), then is one said to attain to Brahma.  This inexhaustible Supreme Self, O son of Kunti, being without beginning and without attributes, doth not act, nor is stained even when stationed in the body.  As space, which is ubiquitous, is never, in consequence of its subtlety tainted, so the soul, stationed in every body, is never tainted.[271] As the single Sun lights up the entire world, so the Spirit, O Bharata, lights up the entire (sphere of) matters.  They that, by the eye of knowledge, know the distinction between matter and spirit, and the deliverance from the nature of all entities, attain to the Supreme.[272]

Section XXXVIII [(Bhagavad Gita Chapter XIV)]

“The Holy One said, ’I will again declare (to thee) that supernal science of sciences, that excellent science, knowing which all the munis have attained to the highest perfection from (the fetters of) this body.[273] Resorting to this science, and attaining to my nature, they are not reborn even on (the occasion of) a (new) creation and are not disturbed at the universal dissolution.  The mighty Brahma is a womb for me.  Therein I place the (living) germ.  Thence, O Bharata, the birth of all beings taketh place.  Whatever (bodily) forms, O son of Kunti, are born in all wombs, of them Brahma is the mighty womb, (and) I the seed-imparting Sire.[274] Goodness, passion, darkness, these qualities, born of nature, bind down, O thou of mighty arms, the eternal embodied [soul] in the body.[275] Amongst these, Goodness, from its unsullied nature, being enlightening and free from misery, bindeth (the soul), O sinless one, with the attainment of happiness and of knowledge.  Know that passion, having desire for its essence,