Shloka 5
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
न कस्यचित् स्पृहयते नावजानाति किंचन । निर्दचन्दो वीतरागात्मा सर्वथा मुक्त एव सः
na kasyacit spṛhayate nāvajānāti kiñcana | nirdvandvo vītarāgātmā sarvathā mukta eva saḥ ||
जो किसी के द्रव्य का लोभ नहीं करता, किसी का तिरस्कार नहीं करता, जिसके मन पर द्वन्द्वों का प्रभाव नहीं पड़ता और जिसका अन्तःकरण आसक्ति-रहित हो गया है—वह सर्वथा मुक्त ही है।
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is characterized by inner and outer conduct: absence of covetousness, absence of contempt for others, steadiness amid dualities, and freedom from attachment. These ethical-psychological traits are presented as the marks of one who is already 'entirely liberated.'
A brāhmaṇa speaker delivers an instructive statement defining the qualities of a liberated person. The focus is didactic: it sets a standard of character—non-greed, non-disdain, equanimity, and dispassion—rather than describing an external event.