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आत्मानं चेद्विजानीयात् परं ज्ञानधुताशयः ।
किमिच्छन्कस्य वा हेतोर् देहं पुष्णाति लम्पटः ॥ ४० ॥
 
atmanam ced vijaniyat
param jnana-dhutasayah
kim icchan kasya va hetor
deham pusnati lampatah
atmanam-the soul and the Supersoul; cet-if; vijaniyat-can understand; param-who are transcendental, beyond this material world; jnana-by knowledge; dhuta-asayah-one who has cleansed his consciousness; kim-what; icchan-desiring material comforts; kasya-for whom; va-or; hetoh-for what reason; deham-the material body; pusnati-he maintains; lampatah-being unlawfully addicted to sense gratification.