Shloka 83
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
तुल्यद्वेष्यप्रिया दान्ता मुच्यन्ते कर्मबन्धनै: । जो कहीं आसक्त नहीं होते
tulyadveṣyapriyā dāntā mucyante karmabandhanaiḥ |
Maheshvara declares that those who remain even-minded toward both the disliked and the dear, and who are self-controlled, are released from the fetters forged by their own actions. By not clinging through attachment and by maintaining disciplined equanimity in relationships, they cease to be bound by karma and move toward liberation.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Equanimity toward both the dear and the disliked, together with sense-control, dissolves karmic bondage; inner discipline and non-attachment are presented as direct means toward liberation.
Śrī Maheśvara is speaking as a spiritual authority, summarizing a criterion of the liberated person: one who treats friend and foe alike and remains self-restrained is said to be freed from the binding consequences of action.