Shloka 4
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
जीवितं मरणं चोभे सुखदु:खे तथैव च । लाभालाभे प्रियद्वेष्पे य: सम: स च मुच्यते,जो जीवन-मरण, सुख-दुःख, लाभ-हानि तथा प्रिय-अप्रिय आदि द्वन्धोंको समभावसे देखता है, वह मुक्त हो जाता है
jīvitaṁ maraṇaṁ cobhe sukhaduḥkhe tathaiva ca | lābhālābhe priyadveṣye yaḥ samaḥ sa ca mucyate ||
The brāhmaṇa said: He who regards life and death alike, and likewise pleasure and pain, gain and loss, and the pairs of opposites such as what is dear and what is hateful, with an even mind—he is released.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation (mokṣa) is linked to samatva—steadiness of mind that remains balanced toward life and death, pleasure and pain, gain and loss, and the dear and the hateful. The verse teaches that freedom arises when one is no longer inwardly compelled by these opposites.
A brāhmaṇa speaker delivers an ethical-spiritual instruction, emphasizing inner discipline rather than external circumstance. The focus is on how a person should perceive and respond to worldly dualities, presenting equanimity as the path to release.