Shloka 14
Nondual Vision Beyond Praise and Blame
Dvandva-nivṛtti and Ātma-viveka
यथा ह्यप्रतिबुद्धस्य प्रस्वापो बह्वनर्थभृत् । स एव प्रतिबुद्धस्य न वै मोहाय कल्पते ॥ १४ ॥
yathā hy apratibuddhasya prasvāpo bahv-anartha-bhṛt sa eva pratibuddhasya na vai mohāya kalpate
မနိုးသေးသူအတွက် အိပ်မက်သည် အနာဂတ်ဆိုးများစွာ သယ်ဆောင်သော်လည်း၊ နိုးလာသူအတွက် ထိုအိပ်မက်အတွေ့အကြုံများသည် မောဟဖြစ်စေမည်မဟုတ်။
Even a liberated soul must observe material objects while living in this world. But being awake to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he understands that sensory pains and pleasures, like dreams, are without substance. Thus the liberated soul is not bewildered by illusion.
FAQs
This verse explains that delusion depends on one’s state of awareness: like sleep troubling the unawakened but not the awakened, māyā binds the ignorant but cannot bewilder one who is spiritually awakened.
In the Uddhava Gītā, Kṛṣṇa teaches Uddhava how liberation arises from true knowledge; He uses the example of sleep to show that bondage is a product of ignorance, not of reality itself.
Cultivate steady spiritual awareness—through sādhana, self-inquiry, and devotion—so that changing experiences (pleasure, fear, dreams of the mind) no longer control you or create confusion.