sarva-karmani manasa sannyasyaste sukham vasi। nava-dvare pure dehi naiva kurvan na karayan॥ 5.13 ॥

When the embodied living being controls his nature and mentally renounces all actions, he resides happily in the city of nine gates [the human material body], neither working nor causing work to be done.

na kartrtvam na karmani lokasya srjati prabhuh। na karma-phala-samyogam svabhavas tu pravartate॥ 5.14 ॥

The embodied spirit, master of the city of his body, does not create activities, nor does he induce people to act, nor does he create the fruits of action. All this is enacted by the modes of material nature.

nadatte kasyacit papam na chaiva sukritam vibhuh। ajnanenavrtam jnanam tena muhyanti jantavah॥ 5.15 ॥

Nor does the God assume anyone’s sinful or pious activities. Embodied beings, however, are bewildered because of the ignorance which covers their real knowledge.

jnanena tu tad ajnanam yesham nasitam atmanah। tesham aditya-vaj jnanam prakasayati tat param॥ 5.16 ॥

When, however, one is enlightened with the knowledge by which nescience is destroyed, then his knowledge reveals everything, as the sun lights up everything in the daytime.

tad-buddhayas tad-atmanas tan-nisthas tat-parayanah। gacchanty apunar-avrttim jnana-nirdhuta-kalmasah॥ 5.17 ॥

When one’s intelligence, mind, faith and refuge are all fixed in the God, then one becomes fully cleansed of misgivings through complete knowledge and thus proceeds straight on the path of liberation.

vidya-vinaya-sampanne brahmane gavi hastini। suni chaiva sva-pake cha panditah sama-darsinah॥ 5.18 ॥

The humble sages, by virtue of true knowledge, see with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater (outcaste).