यथानेवंविदो भेदो यत आत्मविपर्यय: । देहयोगवियोगौ च संसृतिर्न निवर्तते ॥ २० ॥
yathānevaṁ-vido bhedo yata ātma-viparyayaḥ deha-yoga-viyogau ca saṁsṛtir na nivartate
- yathā
- as
- an-evam-vidaḥ
- of a person who has no knowledge (about ātma-tattva and the steadiness of the ātmā in his own identity, despite the changes of the body)
- bhedaḥ
- the idea of difference between body and self
- yataḥ
- because of which
- ātma-viparyayaḥ
- the foolish understanding that one is the body
- deha-yoga-viyogau ca
- and this causes connections and separations among different bodies
- saṁsṛtiḥ
- the continuation of conditioned life
- na
- not
- nivartate
- does stop
One who does not understand the constitutional position of the body and the soul [ātmā] becomes too attached to the bodily concept of life. Consequently, because of attachment to the body and its by-products, he feels affected by union with and separation from his family, society and nation. As long as this continues, one continues his material life. [Otherwise, one is liberated.]