एतद् विद्वान् मदुदितं ज्ञानविज्ञाननैपुणम् । न निन्दति न च स्तौति लोके चरति सूर्यवत् ॥ ८ ॥
etad vidvān mad-uditaṁ jñāna-vijñāna-naipuṇam na nindati na ca stauti loke carati sūrya-vat
- etat
- this
- vidvān
- one who knows
- mat
- by Me
- uditam
- described
- jñāna
- in knowledge
- vijñāna
- and realization
- naipuṇam
- the status of being fixed
- na nindati
- does not criticize
- na ca
- nor
- stauti
- praise
- loke
- within the world
- carati
- he wanders
- sūrya-vat
- just like the sun
One who has properly understood the process of becoming firmly fixed in theoretical and realized knowledge, as described herein by Me, does not indulge in material criticism or praise. Like the sun, he wanders freely throughout this world.