Shloka 5
अध्वर्यु–यति संवादः
Adhvaryu–Yati Dialogue on Svabhāva, Ahiṃsā, and Mokṣa
नित्यस्य चैतस्य भवन्त्यनित्या निरीक्ष्यमाणस्य बहुस्वभावान् | न सज्जते कर्मसु भोगजालं दिवीव सूर्यस्य मदूखजालम्
nityasya caitasya bhavantyanityā nirīkṣyamāṇasya bahusvabhāvān | na sajjate karmasu bhogajālaṃ divīva sūryasya marūcijālam ||
Bagi Diri (Ātman) yang kekal, yang hanya memerhati permainan aneka-sifat pancaindera dan objek-objeknya, segala kenikmatan terlihat tidak kekal. Maka jalinan kesenangan tidak dapat menjerat orang bijaksana ke dalam perbuatan—sebagaimana hamparan sinar matahari di langit tidak menodai atau mengikat matahari itu sendiri.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Self is eternal and functions as a witness; when one abides in this standpoint, sense-enjoyments are recognized as impermanent and lose their power to bind. Thus, even while actions occur, the wise are not inwardly entangled—like the sun remaining untouched by its own rays.
A Brahmin speaker instructs on inner freedom: by discerning the observing Self distinct from the changing senses and pleasures, one avoids attachment and karmic bondage. The verse uses a vivid simile—sun and rays—to illustrate non-contamination amid activity.