बाह्यस्पर्शेष्वसक्तात्मा विन्दत्यात्मनि यत्सुखम् ।स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते ॥
bāhyasparśeṣv asaktātmā vindaty ātmani yat sukham |sa brahmayogayuktātmā sukham akṣayam aśnute ||
- बाह्यस्पर्शेषु · bāhyasparśeṣu
- in outer contacts
- असक्तात्मा · asaktātmā
- unattached in self
- विन्दति · vindati
- finds
- आत्मनि · ātmani
- in the self
- सुखम् · sukham
- joy
- ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा · brahmayogayuktātmā
- self united to Brahman by yoga
- अक्षयम् · akṣayam
- imperishable
- अश्नुते · aśnute
- enjoys, attains
“Unattached to outer contacts, he finds joy within the self. His self joined to Brahman by yoga, he enjoys imperishable happiness.”
— Original plain-language translation
Two joys are contrasted: fleeting contact-pleasure and unfading inner joy. Detachment from the first unlocks the second. Union with Brahman is described as an enjoyment, not a blank void.
— Reader's notes (original)