pasyaty ayam dhisanaya nanu sapta-vadhrih
sarirake dama-sariry aparah sva-dehe
yat-srstayasam tam aham purusam puranam
pasye bahir hrdi ca caityam iva pratitam
pasyaty-sees; ayam-this living entity; dhisanaya-with intelligence; nanu-only; sapta-vadhrih-bound by the seven layers of material coverings; sarirake-agreeable and disagreeable sense perceptions; dama-sariri-having a body for self-control; aparah-another; sva-dehe-in his body; yat-by the Supreme Lord; srstaya-endowed; asam-was; tam-Him; aham-I; purusam-person; puranam-oldest; pasye-see; bahih-outside; hrdi-in the heart; ca-and; caityam-the source of the ego; iva-indeed; pratitam-recognized.