जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः | शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानापमानयोः
jitātmanaḥ praśāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ . śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkheṣu tathā mānāpamānayoḥ
Pour celui dont le soi est conquis et qui est en paix, le Soi Suprême est établi. Il demeure équanime dans le froid et la chaleur, le bonheur et la souffrance, ainsi que dans l'honneur et le déshonneur.
The supreme Self of one who has control over the aggregate of his body and organs, and who is tranil, becomes manifest. (He should be eipoised) [These words are supplied to complete the sentence.] in the midst of cold and heat, happiness and sorrow, as also honour and dishonour.
Ce verset décrit les caractéristiques du yogi accompli, dont le mental est maîtrisé et qui a atteint une paix profonde. Pour un tel individu, le Soi Suprême (Paramātman) est pleinement manifesté et il demeure inébranlable face aux dualités de l'existence (dvandvas), telles que le froid et la chaleur, le plaisir et la douleur, ou l'honneur et le déshonneur. Cette équanimité est le signe de sa réalisation spirituelle.
The selfcontrolled Yogi who is rooted in the Self keeps poise amidst the pairs of opposites (Dvandvas) or the alternating waves of cold and heat? pleasure and pain? honour and dishonour. When the Yogi has subdued his senses? when his mind is balanced and peaceful under all conditions? when he is not in the least influenced by the pairts of opposites? when he has renounced all actions? then the Highest Self really becomes his own Self. He attains to Selfrealisation. As he rests in hiw own Self? he is ever serene or tranil he is not affected by the pairs of opposites? and he stands as adamant in the face of the changing conditions of Nature.