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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.69

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 69

गृहस्थकर्त्तव्यानिThe duties of the householder

Verse 69

ज्ञानिना लोकयात्रायै सर्वत्र समदृष्टिना । क्रियन्ते येन कर्माणि तेन लोकत्रयं जितम् ॥ ६९ ॥

jñāninā lōkayātrāyai sarvatra samadṛṣṭinā | kriyantē yēna karmāṇi tēna lōkatrayaṁ jitam || 69 ||

Translation

The man of knowledge, who sees the same everywhere, by whom works are done for the world's sake, has conquered the three worlds.

Word by word

jñāninā
the man of knowledge
lōka
worlds
yātrāyai
for the course
sarvatra
everywhere
sama
the same
dṛṣṭinā
who sees
kriyantē
are done
yēna
by whom
karmāṇi
works
tēna
by him
trayaṁ
the three
jitam
have been conquered

Meaning

The last and highest: the jñānin, the knower, who sees the same reality in all ("sama-dṛṣṭi", seeing equally, the commentary says, in enemy and friend alike), and who still acts, but only "for the world's course" (loka-yātrā), not for himself. This is the Gītā's ideal of action for the welfare of the world (lokasaṅgraha).

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

Sarvatra: everywhere, towards enemy and friend and the rest. (This explanation covers verses 69 and 70.)