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Chapter 5 Verse 13
Original Verse
नित्यो नित्यानां चेतनश्चेतनानाम् एको बहूनां यो विदधाति कामान् । तत्कारणं साङ्ख्ययोगाधिगम्यं ज्ञात्वा देवं मुच्यते सर्वपाशैः ॥ १३ ॥

nityo nityānāṃ cetanaś cetanānām eko bahūnāṃ yo vidadhāti kāmān | tat kāraṇaṃ sāṅkhyayogādhigamyaṃ jñātvā devaṃ mucyate sarvapāśaiḥ || 13 ||

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Max Müller

English Translation

The eternal of eternals, the consciousness of the conscious — the one who, though one, fulfils the desires of many. Knowing the cause that is to be grasped through the discipline of Sankhya and Yoga, one is freed from all bonds.

Simple English

English Translation

The eternal among eternals, the conscious among the conscious — the one who, alone, fulfills the desires of the many. Knowing this cause, to be grasped through Sankhya and Yoga, one is freed from all bonds.