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Neither its (real) form nor its beginning, neither
its end nor its existence is perceptible here on the earth. Having cut
these firm roots of the Ashvattha tree by the mighty ax of (Jnana and)
Vairaagya or detachment; (15.03)
The goal (of nirvana) should be sought reaching which one does not come
back; thus thinking: In that very primal spirit I take refuge from which
this primal manifestation comes forth. (15.04)
Those who are free from pride and delusion, who have conquered the evil
of attachment, who are constantly dwelling in the Supreme Self with all
Kaama completely stilled, who are free from the dualities known as
pleasure and pain; such undeluded persons reach the eternal goal.
(15.05)
The sun does not illumine there, nor the moon, nor the fire. That is My
supreme abode. Having reached there they do not come back. (15.06)
Atma in the body is My eternal indivisible fragment indeed. Atma gets
bound (or attached, and is called Jeevaatma) due to superimposition or
association with the six sensory faculties, including the mind, of
perception. (15.07)
As the air takes away the aroma from the source (or flower), similarly
Atma takes the six sensory faculties from the physical body it casts off
(during death) to the (new physical) body it acquires (in reincarnation
by the power of Karma). (See also 2.13) (15.08)
The Jeevaatma enjoys sense pleasures with the help of six sensory
faculties: hearing, touch, sight, taste, smell, and mind. (15.09)
The ignorant do not perceive Jeeva departing from the body, or remaining
in the body and enjoying sense pleasures by associating with the Gunas.
Those with the eye of knowledge can see. (15.10)
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