योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः ।सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते ॥
yogayukto viśuddhātmā vijitātmā jitendriyaḥ |sarvabhūtātmabhūtātmā kurvann api na lipyate ||
- योगयुक्तः · yogayuktaḥ
- joined to yoga
- विशुद्धात्मा · viśuddhātmā
- of purified self
- विजितात्मा · vijitātmā
- self-conquered
- जितेन्द्रियः · jitendriyaḥ
- whose senses are mastered
- सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा · sarvabhūtātmabhūtātmā
- whose self has become the self of all beings
- कुर्वन् · kurvan
- while acting
- न लिप्यते · na lipyate
- is not stained
“One joined to yoga, pure in self, self-mastered, with senses conquered, whose self has become the self of all beings — even while acting, he is not stained.”
— Original plain-language translation
Four qualifications build toward universality: purity, self-rule, sense-mastery, and identity with all beings. Such a person can act intensely yet remain untouched. This is the Gita's portrait of the liberated worker.
— Reader's notes (original)