आत्मजायासुतागारपशुद्रविणबन्धुषु । निरूढमूलहृदय आत्मानं बहु मन्यते ॥ ६ ॥
atma-jaya-sutagara- pasu-dravina-bandhusu nirudha-mula-hrdaya atmanam bahu manyate
- atma
- body
- jaya
- wife
- suta
- children
- agara
- home
- pasu
- animals
- dravina
- wealth
- bandhusu
- in friends
- nirudha-mula
- deep-rooted
- hrdayah
- his heart
- atmanam
- himself
- bahu
- highly
- manyate
- he thinks.
Such satisfaction with one’s standard of living is due to deep-rooted attraction for body, wife, home, children, animals, wealth and friends. In such association, the conditioned soul thinks himself quite perfect.