पार्थिवेष्विह देहेषु प्रविष्टस्तद्गुणाश्रय: । गुणैर्न युज्यते योगी गन्धैर्वायुरिवात्मदृक् ॥ ४१ ॥
pārthiveṣv iha deheṣu praviṣṭas tad-guṇāśrayaḥ guṇair na yujyate yogī gandhair vāyur ivātma-dṛk
- pārthiveṣu
- composed of earth (and other elements)
- iha
- in this world
- deheṣu
- within bodies
- praviṣṭaḥ
- having entered
- tat
- of them
- guṇa
- the characteristic qualities
- āśrayaḥ
- having assumed
- guṇaiḥ
- with those qualities
- na yujyate
- does not entangle himself
- yogī
- a yogī
- gandhaiḥ
- with different odors
- vāyuḥ
- the air
- iva
- just as
- ātma-dṛk
- he who can see himself properly (as separate from this matter)
Although a self-realized soul may live in various material bodies while in this world, experiencing their various qualities and functions, he is never entangled, just as the wind which carries various aromas does not actually mix with them.