यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः | विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः || २८ ||
yatendriya-mano-buddhir munir mokṣa-parāyaṇaḥ vigatecchā-bhaya-krodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ
yata—controlled; indriya—senses; manaḥ—mind; buddhiḥ—intelligence; muniḥ—a sage; mokṣa—liberation; parāyaṇaḥ—who is intent on; vigata—free from; icchā—desire; bhaya—fear; krodhaḥ—anger; yaḥ—who; sadā—always; muktaḥ—liberated; eva—certainly; saḥ—he is.
“The sage who has controlled senses, mind, and intellect, who is intent on liberation, who is free from desire, fear, and anger — he is ever liberated.”
The three great enemies of spiritual life are listed: iccha (desire), bhaya (fear), and krodha (anger). Desire reaches forward in time clinging to pleasure; fear reaches forward in time dreading loss; anger reacts to present or past obstruction. Together they trap the mind in a net of reactivity. The sage who is free from all three and who has gathered his mind inward toward liberation is sadā mukta — always free, even while living.
Examine your current relationship with desire, fear, and anger honestly. Which is most dominant for you? Work specifically on that one through appropriate practices — desire through non-attachment, fear through courage and faith, anger through patience and understanding of root causes.