2.3.06, 07 and 08

इन्द्रियाणां पृथग्भावं उदयास्तमयौ च यत्। पृथगुत्पद्यमानानां मत्वा धीरो न शोचति ॥६॥

indriyāṇāṃ pṛthagbhāvaṃ udayāstamayau ca yat। pṛthagutpadyamānānāṃ matvā dhīro na śocati ॥6॥

[इन्द्रियाणां (indriyāṇāṃ) - of the senses; पृथग्भावं (pṛthagbhāvaṃ) - distinct states; उदयास्तमयौ (udayāstamayau) - rise and fall; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; पृथगुत्पद्यमानानां (pṛthagutpadyamānānāṃ) - individually manifesting; मत्वा (matvā) - having considered; धीरो (dhīraḥ) - the wise one; न (na) - not; शोचति (śocati) - grieves;]

The wise person, understanding the distinct conditions of the senses, their fluctuations, and their unique manifesting capabilities, does not lament.

इन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनो मनसः सत्त्वमुत्तमम्। सत्त्वादधि महानात्मा महतोऽव्यक्तमुत्तमम् ॥७॥

indriyebhyaḥ paraṃ mano manasaḥ sattvamuttamam। sattvādadhi mahānātmā mahato'vyaktamuttamam ॥7॥

[इन्द्रियेभ्यः (indriyebhyaḥ) - than the senses; परं (param) - beyond; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; मनसः (manasaḥ) - than the mind; सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - intellect; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - superior; सत्त्वात् (sattvāt) - than the intellect; अधि (adhi) - beyond; महानात्मा (mahānātmā) - the great ātmān; महतः (mahataḥ) - than the great self; अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - superior;]

The mind is superior to the senses; the intellect is superior to the mind; the great-ātmān is superior to the intellect; and the unmanifest is superior to the great-ātmān.

अव्यक्तात्तु परः पुरुषो व्यापकोऽलिङ्ग एव च। तं ज्ञात्वा मुच्यते जन्तुः अमृतत्वं च गच्छति ॥८॥

avyaktāttu paraḥ puruṣo vyāpako'liṅga eva ca। taṃ jñātvā mucyate jantuḥ amṛtatvaṃ ca gacchati ॥8॥

[अव्यक्तात् (avyaktāt) - from the unmanifest; तु (tu) - but; परः (paraḥ) - transcendent; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the person; व्यापकः (vyāpakaḥ) - all-pervading; अलिङ्गः (aliṅgaḥ) - without any mark; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated; जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - the being; अमृतत्वम् (amṛtatvam) - immortality; च (ca) - and; गच्छति (gacchati) - attains;]

But the Supreme Person is beyond the unmanifest, all-pervading, and without any distinguishing mark. By realizing Him, a being is liberated and attains immortality.

Bhāṣya 2.3.06, 07, and 08

The passage emphasizes the importance of understanding the hierarchy of principles and their governing deities, and the supremacy of the Lord Hari.

पुनरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः इत्यादि देवतातारतम्य ज्ञानपूर्वकं भगवतः सर्वोत्तमत्वज्ञाने एव सर्व वाक्यानां महातात्पर्यमिति ज्ञापयितुम्।

punarindriyebhyaḥ paraṃ manaḥ ityādi devatātāratamya jñānapūrvakaṃ bhagavataḥ sarvottamatvajñāne eva sarva vākyānāṃ mahātātparyamiti jñāpayitum।

[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; इन्द्रियेभ्यः (indriyebhyaḥ) - than the senses; परं (paraṃ) - beyond; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; इत्यादि (ityādi) - and so on; देवतातारतम्य (devatātāratamya) - hierarchy of deities; ज्ञानपूर्वकं (jñānapūrvakaṃ) - preceded by knowledge; भगवतः (bhagavataḥ) - of the Lord; सर्वोत्तमत्व (sarvottamatva) - supremacy; ज्ञाने (jñāne) - in knowledge; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्व (sarva) - all; वाक्यानां (vākyānāṃ) - of sentences; महातात्पर्यम् (mahātātparyam) - great purport; इति (iti) - thus; ज्ञापयितुम् (jñāpayitum) - to make known;]

The passage emphasizes the importance of understanding the supremacy of the Lord, which is revealed through the hierarchy of deities and is the great purport of all teachings.

"तारतम्यपरिज्ञानपूर्वकं सर्वतो हरेः। आधिक्ये सर्ववाक्यानां तात्पर्यं महदिष्यते॥"

"tāratamyaparijñānapūrvakaṃ sarvato hareḥ। ādhikye sarvavākyānāṃ tātparyaṃ mahadiṣyate॥"

[तारतम्य (tāratamya) - hierarchy; परिज्ञान (parijñāna) - understanding; पूर्वकं (pūrvakaṃ) - preceded by; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - in every way; हरेः (hareḥ) - of Hari; आधिक्ये (ādhikye) - in superiority; सर्व (sarva) - all; वाक्यानां (vākyānāṃ) - of statements; तात्पर्यं (tātparyaṃ) - purport; महदिष्यते (mahadiṣyate) - is considered great;]

"The understanding of the hierarchy among all principles, especially in relation to Hari, and His superiority, is the essential and greater purport of all statements."

इति च ॥६-७॥

iti ca ॥6-7॥

[इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and;]

- stated thus, as well.