कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
तुल्यद्वेष्यप्रिया दान्ता मुच्यन्ते कर्मबन्धनै: । जो कहीं आसक्त नहीं होते
tulyadveṣyapriyā dāntā mucyante karmabandhanaiḥ |
Ipinahayag ni Maheshvara na yaong nananatiling pantay ang loob sa kapwa kinamumuhian at minamahal, at may pagpipigil-sa-sarili, ay napapalaya sa mga gapos na hinubog ng sarili nilang mga gawa. Sa hindi pagkapit dahil sa pagkapit ng pagnanasa at sa pagpapanatili ng disiplinadong pagkakapantay-pantay sa ugnayan, hindi na sila iginagapos ng karma at lumalapit sa paglaya.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Equanimity toward both the dear and the disliked, together with sense-control, dissolves karmic bondage; inner discipline and non-attachment are presented as direct means toward liberation.
Śrī Maheśvara is speaking as a spiritual authority, summarizing a criterion of the liberated person: one who treats friend and foe alike and remains self-restrained is said to be freed from the binding consequences of action.