अहङ्कारकृतं बन्धमात्मनोऽर्थविपर्ययम् । विद्वान् निर्विद्य संसारचिन्तां तुर्ये स्थितस्त्यजेत् ॥ २९ ॥
ahaṅkāra-kṛtaṁ bandham ātmano ’rtha-viparyayam vidvān nirvidya saṁsāra- cintāṁ turye sthitas tyajet
- ahaṅkāra
- by false ego
- kṛtam
- produced
- bandham
- bondage
- ātmanaḥ
- of the soul
- artha
- of that which is really valuable
- viparyayam
- being the opposite
- vidvān
- one who knows
- nirvidya
- being detached
- saṁsāra
- in material existence
- cintām
- constant thoughts
- turye
- in the fourth element, the Lord
- sthitaḥ
- being situated
- tyajet
- should give up
The false ego of the living entity places him in bondage and awards him exactly the opposite of what he really desires. Therefore, an intelligent person should give up his constant anxiety to enjoy material life and remain situated in the Lord, who is beyond the functions of material consciousness.