स तदैवात्मनात्मानं नि:सङ्गं समदर्शनम् । हेयोपादेयरहितमारूढं पदमीक्षते ॥ २५ ॥
sa tadaivatmanatmanam nihsangam sama-darsanam heyopadeya-rahitam arudham padam iksate
- sah
- the pure devotee
- tada
- then
- eva
- certainly
- atmana
- by his transcendental intelligence
- atmanam
- himself
- nihsangam
- without material attachment
- sama-darsanam
- equipoised in vision
- heya
- to be rejected
- upadeya
- acceptable
- rahitam
- devoid of
- arudham
- elevated
- padam
- to the transcendental position
- iksate
- he sees.
Because of his transcendental intelligence, the pure devotee is equipoised in his vision and sees himself to be uncontaminated by matter. He does not see anything as superior or inferior, and he feels himself elevated to the transcendental platform of being equal in qualities with the Supreme Person.