न हीच्छानोदनस्यायं प्रेरकत्वेन वर्तते ।
अपि त्वात्मबलस्पर्शात्पुरुषस्तत्समो भवेत् ॥८॥
na hīcchā-nodanasyāyaṃ prerakatvena vartate |
api tv ātma-bala-sparśāt puruṣas tat-samo bhavet ||
anuṣṭubh
— not indeed, for not; — of the urging of desire; — this (Self); — as the impeller; — operates, functions; — but rather; — from contact with the power of the Self; — the (individual) person; — equal to That; — would become
He does not act as the mere impeller behind the urging of desire; rather, by contact with the power of the Self, the person becomes equal to That.