मुक्तोऽपि तावद्बिभृयात्स्वदेह- मारब्धमश्नन्नभिमानशून्य: । यथानुभूतं प्रतियातनिद्र: किं त्वन्यदेहाय गुणान्न वृङ्क्ते ॥ १६ ॥
mukto ’pi tavad bibhryat sva-deham arabdham asnann abhimana-sunyah yathanubhutam pratiyata-nidrah kim tv anya-dehaya gunan na vrnkte
- muktah
- a liberated person
- api
- even
- tavat
- so long
- bibhryat
- must maintain
- sva-deham
- his own body
- arabdham
- obtained as a result of past activity
- asnan
- accepting
- abhimana-sunyah
- without erroneous conceptions
- yatha
- as
- anubhutam
- what was perceived
- pratiyata-nidrah
- one who has awakened from sleep
- kim tu
- but
- anya-dehaya
- for another material body
- gunan
- the material qualities
- na
- never
- vrnkte
- enjoys
Even if one is liberated, he nevertheless accepts the body he has received according to his past karma. Without misconceptions, however, he regards his enjoyment and suffering due to that karma the way an awakened person regards a dream he had while sleeping. He thus remains steadfast and never works to achieve another material body under the influence of the three modes of material nature.