यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः ।विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः ॥
yatendriyamanobuddhir munir mokṣaparāyaṇaḥ |vigatecchābhayakrodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ ||
- यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिः · yatendriyamanobuddhiḥ
- with senses, mind, intellect controlled
- मुनिः · muniḥ
- sage
- मोक्षपरायणः · mokṣaparāyaṇaḥ
- with liberation as supreme aim
- विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधः · vigatecchābhayakrodhaḥ
- freed from longing, fear, anger
- सदा · sadā
- always
- मुक्तः · muktaḥ
- liberated
“The sage with senses, mind, and intellect controlled, intent on liberation, freed from longing, fear, and anger — he is ever liberated.”
— Original plain-language translation
The practice of 5.27 bears fruit as a triple freedom from craving, fear, and rage. Liberation is a present standing, not only a future event. Control and devotion to freedom make the sage already free.
— Reader's notes (original)