4. Whatever forms
are produced, O son of Kunti, in any wombs whatsoever, the Great. Brahman
is their womb, I the seedgiving Father.Wombs: such as the Devas, the Pitris,
men, cattle, beasts. Forms: such as the bodies which are the condensed aggregations
of several parts and limbs. Of these forms, the Great Brahman (Prakriti)
which passes through all states of matter is the cause; and I, the Isvara,
am the Father, the author of impregnation of the seed in the womb. The gunas
bind the soul. What are the gunas. How do they bind ?The answer follows:
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