Shloka 15
Bhūta-guṇa-saṃkhyāna
Enumeration of the Properties of the Elements and Cognitive Faculties
जो दुष्कर्मपरायण और अशुद्ध अन्तःकरणवाले हैं, वे अज्ञानी पुरुष अन्यायपूर्वक मनोवाञ्छित विषयोंमें विचरनेवाली इन्ट्रियोंद्वारा आत्माका दर्शन नहीं कर सकते ।।
ye duṣkarmaparāyaṇā aśuddhāntaḥkaraṇā ajñāninaḥ puruṣā anyāyapūrvakaṃ manovāñchitaviṣayeṣu vicarantībhir indriyaiḥ ātmadarśanaṃ na śaknuvanti | teṣāṃ tu manasā raśmīn yadā samyak niyacchati | tadā prakāśate 'syātmā dīpadīptā yathākṛtiḥ ||
那些沉溺恶行、内器不净、缺乏真实辨慧的人，不能凭借那在所欲境界中不义游走的诸根而见真我。然而，当人以心意牢牢收摄诸根之缰，使之归于正当的制御之下时，真我便在智慧之光中显现——正如灯火照耀之下，物之形相清晰可见。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-realization is blocked by immoral conduct and inner impurity; when the mind restrains the senses like reins controlling horses, the Self becomes clearly manifest, as an object is seen by lamplight.
Vyāsa is instructing on the conditions for perceiving the Ātman: he contrasts the unrestrained, desire-driven life that cannot yield inner vision with disciplined control of the senses that reveals the Self through the light of knowledge.