24.27
’hetu’-sabde kahe--bhukti-adi vanchantare
bhukti, siddhi, mukti--mukhya ei tina prakare
SYNONYMS
hetu—cause; sabde—by the word; kahe—it is said; bhukti—enjoying the result by oneself; adi—and so on; vancha-antare—because of a different ambition; bhukti—enjoying the result of action; siddhi—the perfection of doing something; mukti—liberation; mukhya—chief; ei—these; tina prakare—in three ways "The word hetu (cause) means that a thing is done for some motive.
There can be three motives.
One may act to enjoy the result personally, to achieve some material perfection, or to act in such a way that one may be liberated.