SYNONYMS

na–never; prahrsyet–rejoice; priyam–pleasant; prapya–achieving; na–does not; udvijet–agitated; prapya–obtaining; ca–also; apriyam–unpleasant; sthira-buddhih–self-intelligent; asammudhah–unbewildered; brahma-vit–one who knows the Supreme perfectly; brahmani–in the transcendence; sthitah–situated.

TRANSLATION

A person who neither rejoices upon achieving something pleasant nor laments upon obtaining something unpleasant, who is self-intelligent, unbewildered, and who knows the science of God, is to be understood as already situated in Transcendence.

SYNONYMS

iha–in this life; eva–certainly; taih–by them; jitah–conquered; sargah–birth and death; yesam–of those; samye–in equanimity; sthitam–so situated; manah–mind; nirdosam–flawless; hi–certainly; samam–in equanimity; brahma–the Supreme; tasmat–therefore; brahmani–in the Supreme; te–they; sthitah–are situated.

TRANSLATION

Those whose minds are established in sameness and equanimity have already conquered the conditions of birth and death. They are flawless like Brahman, and thus they are already situated in Brahman.

SYNONYMS

vidya–education; vinaya–gentleness; sampanne–fully equipped; brahmane–in the brahmana; gavi–in the cow; hastini–in the elephant; suni–in the dog; ca–and; eva–certainly; sva-pake–in the dog-eater (the outcaste); ca–respectively; panditah–those who are so wise; sama-darsinah–do see with equal vision.

TRANSLATION

The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].

SYNONYMS

tat-buddhayah–one whose intelligence is always in the Supreme; tat-atmanah–one whose mind is always in the Supreme; tat-nisthah–whose mind is only meant for the Supreme; tat-parayanah–who has completely taken shelter of Him; gacchanti–go; apunah-avrttim–liberation; jnana–knowledge; nirdhuta–cleanses; kalmasah–misgivings.

TRANSLATION

When one’s intelligence, mind, faith and refuge are all fixed in the Supreme, then one becomes fully cleansed of misgivings through complete knowledge and thus proceeds straight on the path of liberation.

SYNONYMS

jnanena–by knowledge; tu–but; tat–that; ajnanam–nescience; yesam–whose; nasitam–is destroyed; atmanah–of the living entity; tesam–their; aditya-vat–like the rising sun; jnanam–knowledge; prakasayati–discloses; tat param–Krsna consciousness.

TRANSLATION

When, however, one is enlightened with the knowledge by which nescience is destroyed, then his knowledge reveals everything, as the sun lights up everything in the daytime.

SYNONYMS

na–never; adatte–accepts; kasyacit–anyone’s; papam–sin; na–nor; ca–also; eva–certainly; su-krtam–pious activities; vibhuh–the Supreme Lord; ajnanena–by ignorance; avrtam–covered; jnanam–knowledge; tena–by that; muhyanti–are bewildered; jantavah–the living entities.

TRANSLATION

Nor does the Supreme Spirit assume anyone’s sinful or pious activities. Embodied beings, however, are bewildered because of the ignorance which covers their real knowledge.

SYNONYMS

na–never; kartrtvam–proprietorship; na–nor; karmani–activities; lokasya–of the people; srjati–creates; prabhuh–the master of the city of the body; na–nor; karma-phala–with the results of activities; samyogam–connection; svabhavah–the modes of material nature; tu–but; pravartate–act.

TRANSLATION

The embodied spirit, master of the city of his body, does not create activities, nor does he induce people to act, nor does he create the fruits of action. All this is enacted by the modes of material nature.