Verse 7.12

Verse 7.12: “And those forms of existence that there are, consisting of the Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas constituents: know that it is from Me alone that they have their source: I am not (contained) in them: but it is they that are (contained) in Me. (53)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

Also bear well in mind, that the three states of the mind—Sattva, Rajas and Tamas, come into being from My form. These are created out of My being, and yet I am not wholly in them, just as awareness cannot be flooded in the deep waters of dreams. The solid compact mass of seed is formed out of soft juicy substance and from this seed in its turn comes the hard wood of stem, shoots, and branches; yet these cannot show any trace of the quality of the seed. In that way, all change comes out of My being, and yet My being is not subject to changes. The clouds appear as changing in the sky, but pure sky is not in them; and water comes from the clouds and yet clouds are not in the water. Lightning is produced by the friction of the water in the clouds and flashes out brilliance; but is there the least (drop of) water in the flash of the lightning? Smoke rises from fire; but can fire be found in smoke itself? In the same way although all changing states of the world appear to come from My being still I am beyond these shadowy changes.