Verse 203

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US-P15.007ab कर्मस्वात्मा स्वतन्त्रश्चेन् निवृत्तौ च तथेष्यताम् ।US-P15.007cd अदेहत्वे फलेऽकार्ये ज्ञाते कुर्यात् कथं क्रियाः ॥

In plain words

If the self is considered free to engage in action, let it be equally recognized as free to cease from action. Once the ultimate state of bodilessness—which no action produces—is realized, how could anyone ever perform rituals again?

Close to the Sanskrit

If the self is independent in action, let it be so also in cessation. When bodilessness as the fruit, which is not produced, is known, how could one perform actions?