यथा सर्वगतं सौक्ष्म्यादाकाशं नोपलिप्यते।
सर्वत्रावस्थितो देहे तथाऽऽत्मा नोपलिप्यते।।13.33।।
13.33 As the all-pervading space is not defiled, because of its subtlety, similarly the Self, present everywhere in the body [The singular number is used to denote a class, i.e. all bodies. See S.-Tr.], is not defiled.
13.33 As the all-pervading ether, though in contact with all substances, is not tainted by the alities of all these substances, as it is subtle - even so the self, though present in all the bodies, everywhere, namely, in divinities, men etc., is not contaminated by these bodies by reason of Its extreme subtleness.
Yathaa sarvagatam saukshmyaadaakaasham nopalipyate; Sarvatraavasthito dehe tathaatmaa nopalipyate.
yathā—as; sarva-gatam—all-pervading; saukṣhmyāt—due to subtlety; ākāśham—the space; na—not; upalipyate—is contaminated; sarvatra—everywhere; avasthitaḥ—situated; dehe—the body; tathā—similarly; ātmā—the soul; na—not; upalipyate—is contaminated
