आत्मन्यग्नीन् समारोप्य सन्न्यस्याहं ममात्मताम् । कारणेषु न्यसेत् सम्यक्सङ्घातं तु यथार्हत: ॥ २४ ॥
atmany agnin samaropya sannyasyaham mamatmatam karanesu nyaset samyak sanghatam tu yatharhatah
- atmani
- in one’s self
- agnin
- the fire elements within the body
- samaropya
- properly placing
- sannyasya
- giving up
- aham
- false identity
- mama
- false conception
- atmatam
- of the body’s being one’s self or one’s own
- karanesu
- in the five elements that cause the material body
- nyaset
- one should merge
- samyak
- completely
- sanghatam
- combination
- tu
- but
- yatha-arhatah
- as it befits.
He should properly place the fire element in his own self and in this way give up bodily affinity, by which one thinks the body to be one’s self or one’s own. One should gradually merge the material body into the five elements (earth, water, fire, air and sky).