Shloka 3
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
आत्मवत् सर्वभूतेषु यश्नरेन्नियत: शुचि: । अमानी निरभीमान: सर्वतो मुक्त एव सः,जो नियमपरायण और पवित्र रहकर सब प्राणियोंके प्रति अपने-जैसा बर्ताव करता है, जिसके भीतर सम्मान पानेकी इच्छा नहीं है तथा जो अभिमानसे दूर रहता है, वह सर्वथा मुक्त ही है
ātmavat sarvabhūteṣu yaśnarenniyataḥ śuciḥ | amānī nirabhīmānaḥ sarvato mukta eva saḥ ||
The brāhmaṇa said: One who, disciplined and pure, treats all beings as one would treat oneself—who does not seek honor and remains free from pride—such a person is wholly liberated in every respect.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is characterized by ethical universality and inner humility: disciplined purity, empathy toward all beings (treating them as oneself), and freedom from the craving for honor and from pride.
A brāhmaṇa is instructing the listener on the marks of a truly free person, defining liberation not as status or ritual display but as a stable inner condition expressed through compassionate conduct and absence of ego.