कामक्रोधवियुक्तानां यतीनां यतचेतसाम् ।अभितो ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं वर्तते विदितात्मनाम् ॥
kāmakrodhaviyuktānāṃ yatīnāṃ yatacetasām |abhito brahmanirvāṇaṃ vartate viditātmanām ||
- कामक्रोधवियुक्तानाम् · kāmakrodhaviyuktānām
- of those freed from desire and anger
- यतीनाम् · yatīnām
- of striving ascetics
- यतचेतसाम् · yatacetasām
- of controlled minds
- अभितः · abhitaḥ
- on all sides, near at hand
- ब्रह्मनिर्वाणम् · brahmanirvāṇam
- extinction in Brahman
- वर्तते · vartate
- dwells, stands present
- विदितात्मनाम् · viditātmanām
- of knowers of the self
“For striving ascetics freed from desire and anger, with minds controlled, knowers of the self — extinction in Brahman stands close on every side.”
— Original plain-language translation
Freedom is described as surrounding the qualified seeker, not distant. Desire and anger were the surge of 5.23; their absence leaves nirvana near. Self-knowledge makes liberation immediate.
— Reader's notes (original)