आत्मानमिन्द्रियार्थं च परं यदुभयोरपि । सत्याशय उपाधौ वै पुमान् पश्यति नान्यदा ॥ २८ ॥
atmanam indriyartham ca param yad ubhayor api saty asaya upadhau vai puman pasyati nanyada
- atmanam
- the soul
- indriya-artham
- for sense gratification
- ca
- and
- param
- transcendental
- yat
- that
- ubhayoh
- both
- api
- certainly
- sati
- being situated
- asaye
- material desires
- upadhau
- designation
- vai
- certainly
- puman
- the person
- pasyati
- sees
- na anyada
- not otherwise.
When the soul exists for sense gratification, he creates different desires, and for that reason he becomes subjected to designations. But when one is in the transcendental position, he is no longer interested in anything except fulfilling the desires of the Lord.