Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 15.13 / 18

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord15.13

15.13
मेयं साधारणं मुक्तः स्वात्माभेदेन मन्यते महेश्वरो यथा बद्धः पुन अत्यन्तभेदवत् ॥१३॥
meyaṃ sādhāraṇaṃ muktaḥ svātmābhedena manyate maheśvaro yathā baddhaḥ puna atyantabhedavat
— the knowable ; — common, shared ; — the liberated one ; — as non-different from his own self ; — regards, conceives ; — the Great Lord ; — just as ; — the bound one ; — on the other hand ; — as utterly different

The liberated one regards the common knowable as non-different from his own self, just as the Great Lord (does); the bound one, on the other hand, (regards it) as utterly different.