उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते | गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येवं योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते
udāsīnavadāsīno guṇairyo na vicālyate . guṇā vartanta ityevaṃ yo.avatiṣṭhati neṅgate
Celui qui, assis comme un indifférent, n'est pas troublé par les gunas ; celui qui, pensant que seuls les gunas agissent, demeure ferme et ne vacille pas.
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;
Il est assis comme un neutre, libre d'attachements et d'aversions, totalement indifférent à la venue ou au départ des gunas, de leurs effets et du corps. Il est tel un spectateur lors d'un match ou d'une pièce de théâtre, ou comme le ciel qui reste impassible face au vent. Il ne dévie pas du chemin de la réalisation du Soi, y progressant avec fermeté. Il comprend que les gunas se transforment en corps, sens et objets des sens, agissant et réagissant les uns sur les autres. Il reste inébranlable, demeurant en son propre Soi, ferme comme le mont Meru. (Cf. III.28, V.8-11)
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)