asaktiranabhiṣvaṅgaḥ putradāragṛhādiṣu | nityaṁ ca samacittatvam iṣṭāniṣṭopapattiṣu ||13.9||
...absence of sense of ownership, absence of obsession towards son, wife, house and the like, and constant evenness of mind regarding the gain of the desired and not desired...
asaktiḥ - absence of ownership which causes clinging. Everybody has certain ownership towards certain things, but the ownership is only to be owned up in the certain aspect only, not in total. In another saying, not let the ownership grows to the sense of clinging / obsession, which will cause excessive emotional dependent - abhiṣvaṅgaḥ. anabhiṣvaṅgaḥ - absence of excessive emotional dependent, towards putradāragṛhādiṣu - son (progeny), wife (spouse), house (wealth), etc. We can add on things which are connected to one's happiness and sorrow. Love and care are needed in any relationship, but not attachment, hence any relationship is meant for growth. To grow out from this ownership, one needs to see everything as given, nothing really belongs to me. This doesn't just apply to any possession but also towards our body, mind, and senses. One is only a managing trustee of one's own body and few other things one finds endowed with. When I am not the owner, I would never feel small if there is imperfection nor proud if they are great.
nityaṁ ca samacittatvam iṣṭāniṣṭopapattiṣu - constantly having balance mind with regards to gain of desirable and undesirable, since any given object in this world can't be constantly desirable or undesirable. It always depends on the person, time and situation. Therefore we need to see things objectively and acceptance of Īśvara in our lives in the form of prasāda buddhi, then our mind can maintain its composure. To have this prasāda buddhi, only if one has bhakti, therefore Lord Krsna continues...
mayi cānanyayogena bhaktiravyabhicāriṇī |
viviktadeśasevitvam aratirjanasaṁsadi ||13.10||
...an unswerving devotion to me that is not connected to anything else, the disposition of repairing to a quiet place, no longing for the company of people...
mayi - in me, there is devotion which is unswerving - bhaktiravyabhicāriṇī, without another - ananyayogena. One doesn't doubt about there is other than Īśvara, and pursuing the abidance of this cognition without sway. viviktadeśasevitvam - one who has inclination resort to a place which is free from disturbance (solitary) and fear, either by nature or by refinement. It should be a quiet place in which one has no fear. The place where the mind becomes cheerful, accepts things objectively, and disposes to contemplation. It is something that one has to cultivate because generally we seek the company of people. aratirjanasaṁsadi - absence of longing company. It doesn't mean one should go away from people, but avoiding people who are devoid of refinement of spiritual upbringing, not disciplined, and any type of company which is unfavourable for ātmā-jñānam.
adhyātmajñānanityatvaṁ tattvajñānārthadarśanam | etajjñānam iti proktram ajñānaṁ yadato'nyathā ||13.11||
...always (dwelling upon) knowledge centred on the self, keeping in view the purpose of knowledge of the truth - (all) this that was told is the means to knowledge, what is opposite to this is ignorance.
adhyātmajñānanityatvaṁ - constantly dwelling on the knowledge centred on the self (ātmā-jñānam). He/she always engages in śravana - listening, manana - removing doubts, and nidhidhyaāsana - contemplation on the fact I am Brahman. Since this transactional world is anātma which is apposite to our true nature, therefore we need to have constant exposure and thinking about this vidyā - knowledge about the self. To support that, we have so much literature on this subject. Thus we have enough material to spend as much time with the teaching as we require. Even though the pramāna - means of knowledge works immediately, not gradually, we do see a growing clarity as we spend more and more time exposed to the teaching, because a qualified mind need to cultivate in time. The fruit for constantly dwelling on this knowledge with the values one's owned up, is understanding that I ātmā is Brahman. This is moksa, the cessation of samsāra is the end result of tattvajñānam. tattvajñānārthadarśanam - keeping in view the end result of ātma-jñānam is moksa. This desire for liberation has to be kept in view because there are so many other desires in life that can consume our time and energy. Moksa is never lost sight of by continuing to analyse what we are really seeking, so that the secondary things do not overwhelm the primary one. For one to constantly dwelling on the ātmā-jñānam is possible only when one keep moksa as primary goal.
Summing up Lord Krsna says this which has been told (the group of virtues) is called jñānam - etajjñānam iti proktram, because they are means for jñānam. That which apposite from these virtues should be understood as ajñānam - ajñānaṁ yadato'nyathā, endowed with which one will continue in ignorance, therefore shouldn't be cultivated, since it is the cause for continuity of samsāra.
These values are interconnected, by practice one, others will come along. They should be practised with a balance approach, not in extreme measure on one value but compromise other values. We should understand the value of these values is owning up the limitless-self, then these values can be held on to, otherwise it is easy to defy them.
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