तेन योगी सुषुप्तात्मा व्यवहार्यपि शान्तधीः । आस्ते ब्रह्मनिराभासं सर्वाभाससमुद्गकः ॥ २६ ॥
tēna yōgī suṣuptātmā vyavahāryapi śāntadhīḥ | āstē brahmanirābhāsaṁ sarvābhāsasamudgakaḥ || 26 ||
Translation
So the yogī whose self is deep sleep, though he acts in the world, is of peaceful mind; he abides as Brahman, free of appearance, a casket holding all appearances.
Word by word
- tēna
- so
- yōgī
- the yogī
- suṣupta
- deep sleep
- ātmā
- whose self is
- vyavahārī
- acting in the world
- api
- though
- śānta
- peaceful
- dhīḥ
- of mind
- āstē
- abides
- brahma
- as Brahman
- nirābhāsaṁ
- free of appearance
- sarva
- all
- ābhāsa
- appearances
- samudgakaḥ
- a casket holding
Meaning
The consequence for the one who knows. His self is "deep sleep" in the sense of v. 25: the world has gone quiet in him, though he goes on with ordinary work. The commentary: such a yogī, though doing worldly business, is Brahman free of impressions (saṁskāra), and at the same time the casket (samudgaka) of all impressions. Both halves are true at once. He holds all appearances, as a casket holds jewels, and is not coloured by one of them. This is the jīvanmukta of the last sarga seen from inside: active, at rest, containing everything, touched by nothing.