उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते | गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येवं योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते
udāsīnavadāsīno guṇairyo na vicālyate . guṇā vartanta ityevaṃ yo.avatiṣṭhati neṅgate
Wer wie ein Unbeteiligter dasitzt und von den Gunas nicht bewegt wird; wer denkt: „Die Gunas wirken nur“, der bleibt fest und wankt nicht.
He who, sitting like one indifferent, is not distracted by the three alities; he who, thinking that the alities alone act, remains firm and surely does not move;
Ein solcher Mensch verhält sich wie ein neutraler Beobachter, unberührt von den Gunas und ihren Wirkungen, da er frei von Vorlieben und Abneigungen ist. Er erkennt, dass die Gunas selbst handeln und sich in Körper, Sinnen und Sinnesobjekten manifestieren, und bleibt in seinem Selbst gefestigt und unerschütterlich.
He is seated as a neutral (one who inclines to neither party). He is free from likes and dislikes. He is entirely unconcerned whether the alities with their effects and the body come or go. He is like the spectator at a football or a cricket match or a drama. Just as the sky remains unconcerned when the wind blows? so also he remains ite unconcerned when the alities operate.He does not swerve from the path of Selfrealisation. He treads the path firmly. He thinks and feels The alities are modified into the body? senses and senseobjects. They act and react upon one another? remains unshaken by them. He abides in his own Self and stands firm like the mountain Meru. (Cf.III.28V.8to11)