यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः | ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः
yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāmasaṅkalpavarjitāḥ . jñānāgnidagdhakarmāṇaṃ tamāhuḥ paṇḍitaṃ budhāḥ
賢者たち call him learned whose 行動s are all devoid of desires and their thougts, [Kama-sankalpa is variously translated as 'desires and purposes', 'plans and desires for results', 'hankering for desires', etc. But Sankarcarya shows sankalpa as the cause of kama. -Tr.] and whose 行動s have been burnt away by the fire of wisdom.
The wise call him learned whose actions are all devoid of desires and their thougts, [Kama-sankalpa is variously translated as 'desires and purposes', 'plans and desires for results', 'hankering for desires', etc. But Sankarcarya shows sankalpa as the cause of kama. -Tr.] and whose actions have been burnt away by the fire of wisdom.
A sage performs 行動s only with a view to set an example to the masses. Though he works? he does nothing as he has no selfish interests? as his 行動s are burnt by the fire of wisdom which consists in the realisaion of in行動 in 行動? through the 知識 of 自己 or BrahmaJnana. BrahmaJnana is a mighty spiritual fire which consumes the results of all kinds of 行動s (Karmas)? good and bad? and makes the enlightened sage ite free from the bonds of 行動. The sage who leads a life of perfect 放棄 does only what is reired for the bare existence of his body. (Cf.III.19IV.10IV.37).
A sage performs actions only with a view to set an example to the masses. Though he works? he does nothing as he has no selfish interests? as his actions are burnt by the fire of wisdom which consists in the realisaion of inaction in action? through the knowledge of the Self or BrahmaJnana. BrahmaJnana is a mighty spiritual fire which consumes the results of all kinds of actions (Karmas)? good and bad? and makes the enlightened sage ite free from the bonds of action. The sage who leads a life of perfect renunciation does only what is reired for the bare existence of his body. (Cf.III.19IV.10IV.37).