योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः | सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते
yogayukto viśuddhātmā vijitātmā jitendriyaḥ . sarvabhūtātmabhūtātmā kurvannapi na lipyate
Wer durch Yoga verbunden ist, dessen Geist rein ist, der seinen Körper beherrscht, seine Sinne besiegt hat, dessen Atman der Atman aller Wesen ist – selbst wenn er handelt, wird er nicht befleckt.
Endowed with yoga, [i.e. devoted to the performance of the nitya and naimittika duties.] pure in mind, controlled in body, a coneror of the organs, the Self of the selves of all beings-he does not become tainted even while performing actions. [The construction of the sentence is this: When this person resorts to nitya and naimittika rites and duties as a means to the achievement of fully Illumination, and thus becomes fully enlightened, then, even when he acts through the apparent functions of the mind, organs, etc., he does not become afflected.]
Jemand, der durch Yoga harmonisiert ist, seinen Geist durch hingebungsvolles Handeln gereinigt, seinen Körper und seine Sinne bezwungen hat und dessen Selbst das Selbst aller Wesen ist, wird durch Handlungen nicht gebunden, selbst wenn er sie zum Wohle oder Schutz der Allgemeinheit ausführt, um ein Beispiel zu geben.
He who is harmonised by Yoga? i.e.? he who has purified his mind by devotion to the performance of action? who has conered the body and who has subjugated the senses? whose Self is the Self of all beings? he will not be bound by actions although he performs actions for the wellbeing or protection of the masses in orer to set an example to them. (Cf.XVIII.17)