Chapter 13: Nature & the Enjoyerक्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
13:9
“Dispassion toward sense objects, absence of ego, and perception of the evil in birth, death, old age, disease, and suffering—”
Sanskrit
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च | जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम् ||
Transliteration
indriyārtheṣu vairāgyam anahaṅkāra eva ca janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣānudarśanam
Commentary
True knowledge includes detachment from sensory pleasures, freedom from ego, and clear perception of the inherent suffering in material existence. This realistic view motivates spiritual seeking.
Chapter 13
Nature & the Enjoyer