तदा पुरुष आत्मानं केवलं प्रकृते: परम् । निरन्तरं स्वयंज्योतिरणिमानमखण्डितम् ॥ १७ ॥
tada purusa atmanam kevalam prakrteh param nirantaram svayam-jyotir animanam akhanditam
- tada
- then
- purusah
- the individual soul
- atmanam
- himself
- kevalam
- pure
- prakrteh param
- transcendental to material existence
- nirantaram
- nondifferent
- svayam-jyotih
- self-effulgent
- animanam
- infinitesimal
- akhanditam
- not fragmented.
At that time the soul can see himself to be transcendental to material existence and always self-effulgent, never fragmented, although very minute in size.