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kleśa-karma-vipāka-āśayaiḥ aparāmṛṣṭaḥ puruṣa-viśeṣa īśvaraḥ

क्लेशकर्मविपाकाशयैःपरामृष्टः पुरुषविशेष ईश्वरः

The lord is a distinctive animating principle, untouched by afflictions, actions, results and deposits

kleśa - afflictions; distress; anguish

karman - act, action, performance; work, labour, activity; any religious act or rite; organ of sense

vipāka - results

āśaya - seed, deposit; resting place

aparāmṛṣṭa - untouched

puruṣa - animating principle, self, consciousness, spirit; a person, man, a human being; people

viśeṣa - distinction, difference between; characteristic difference, peculiar mark, special property, speciality, peculiarity

īśvara - the lord; the supreme soul; personal god; special self; ruler of choices

Commentary by T Krishnamacharya:

Through devotion and surrender to Īśvara and by following the eight limbs of Aṣṭāṅga Yoga, the benefits of Samādhi are realised with as little effort as it takes to hold a pea in the palm of your hand.

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

This highest self is distinctive in its awareness, untouched by afflictions, actions, fruits and seeds.