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 ||
对于这永恒的自我而言，它只是观照诸根与诸境那多种多样的戏演；一切享受皆被见为无常。因此，欲乐之网不能缠缚智者于诸业——正如日光在虚空中铺展，也不能玷污或系缚太阳本身。
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.