ज्ञाननिष्ठो विरक्तो वा मद्भक्तो वानपेक्षक: । सलिङ्गानाश्रमांस्त्यक्त्वा चरेदविधिगोचर: ॥ २८ ॥
jñāna-niṣṭho virakto vā mad-bhakto vānapekṣakaḥ sa-liṅgān āśramāṁs tyaktvā cared avidhi-gocaraḥ
- jñāna
- to philosophical knowledge
- niṣṭhaḥ
- dedicated
- viraktaḥ
- detached from external manifestations
- vā
- either
- mat-bhaktaḥ
- My devotee
- vā
- or
- anapekṣakaḥ
- not desiring even liberation
- sa-liṅgān
- with their rituals and external regulations
- āśramān
- the duties pertaining to particular statuses of life
- tyaktvā
- giving up
- caret
- one should conduct oneself
- avidhi-gocaraḥ
- beyond the range of rules and regulations
A learned transcendentalist dedicated to the cultivation of knowledge and thus detached from external objects, or My devotee who is detached even from desire for liberation — both neglect those duties based on external rituals or paraphernalia. Thus their conduct is beyond the range of rules and regulations.