अज्ञानसंज्ञौ भवबन्धमोक्षौ द्वौ नाम नान्यौ स्त ऋतज्ञभावात् । अजस्रचित्यात्मनि केवले परे विचार्यमाणे तरणाविवाहनी ॥ २६ ॥
ajñāna-saṁjñau bhava-bandha-mokṣau dvau nāma nānyau sta ṛta-jña-bhāvāt ajasra-city ātmani kevale pare vicāryamāṇe taraṇāv ivāhanī
- ajñāna
- manifesting from ignorance
- saṁjñau
- which designations
- bhava-bandha
- bondage to material existence
- mokṣau
- and liberation
- dvau
- the two
- nāma
- indeed
- na
- not
- anyau
- separate
- staḥ
- are
- ṛta
- true
- jña-bhāvāt
- from knowledge
- ajasra-citi
- whose awareness is unimpeded
- ātmani
- the spirit soul
- kevale
- who is separate from matter
- pare
- who is pure
- vicāryamāṇe
- when he is properly distinguished
- taraṇau
- within the sun
- iva
- just as
- ahanī
- day and night
The conception of material bondage and the conception of liberation are both manifestations of ignorance. Being outside the scope of true knowledge, they cease to exist when one correctly understands that the pure spirit soul is distinct from matter and always fully conscious. At that time bondage and liberation no longer have any significance, just as day and night have no significance from the perspective of the sun.