न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम् | स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद् ब्रह्मणि स्थितः
na prahṛṣyetpriyaṃ prāpya nodvijetprāpya cāpriyam . sthirabuddhirasammūḍho brahmavid brahmaṇi sthitaḥ
Celui qui connaît Brahman, établi en Brahman, doit avoir un intellect stable et ne pas être égaré. Il ne doit pas se réjouir en obtenant ce qui est agréable, ni être troublé en obtenant ce qui est désagréable.
A knower of Brahman, who is established in Brahman, should have his intellect steady and should not be deluded. He should not get delighted by getting what is desirable, nor become dejected by getting what is undesirable.
C'est l'état d'un Jīvanmukta, un sage libéré, qui s'identifie au Soi ou à l'Ātman. Il possède toujours un esprit équilibré et n'est jamais égaré. Ayant abandonné toutes les actions, il demeure en Brahman. Celui qui a un esprit déséquilibré, s'identifiant au corps et à l'esprit, ressent plaisir et douleur, exaltation lorsqu'il obtient un objet agréable et chagrin lorsqu'il rencontre un objet désagréable.
This is the state of a Jivanmukta or a liberated sage or a Brahmana who identifies himself with the Self or Atman. He always has a balanced mind. He is never deluded. He has abandoned all actions as he rests in Brahman. He who has an unbalanced mind? who identifies himself with the body and mind feels pleasure and pain? exhilaration of spirits when he gets a pleasant object and grief when he obtains an unpleasant object. (Cf.VI.21?27?28XIII.12XIV.20)