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Gita : Ch-3. Slo-27.

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Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-3. ( Karma-yogam) Slokam-27. (  The bewildered spirit soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself to be the doer of activities, which are in actuality carried out by nature. ) Prakrteh kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvasah, ahankaravimudhatma kartahamiti manyate. prakrteh gunaih = (it is because of the) guna-s of  nature; sarvasah = in all ways (all kinds of); karmani kriyamanani  = karma-s (actions/ activities) are all being done; ahankaravimudhatma  =  one who lost his vivekam (discriminatory powers) due to ahamkaram (ego); aham kartha iti manyate  = (he) thus thinks that " I am the doer (of  the action) ". The difference between the actions of a person of wisdom and those who are ignorant is explained now. The person of wisdom recognises that the whole material existence is operating under the auspices of the three gunas or the modes of material n...