യഥാ സര്വ്വഗതം സൌക്ഷ്മ്യാദാകാശം നോപലിപ്യതേ സര്വ്വത്രാവസ്ഥിതോ ദേഹേ തഥാത്മാ നോപലിപ്യതേ
yathā sarvagataṃ saukṣmyādākāśaṃ nopalipyate sarvatrāvasthito dehe tathātmā nopalipyate
English Translation
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.
Explanation · English
Ether pervades everything. All are immersed in it. There is no point whereunto ether does not penetrate and pervade and yet it is not tainted by anything. Even so the Self pervades the whole body and the whole world. Being subtler than the body the Self is never tainted by it or anything else. It is unattached and actionless. It has no parts or limbs. So virtuous and vicious actions cannot contaminate the Self. It is ever pure and stainless.