Endowed with a pure intellect, controlling the self through firmness, relinquishing sound and other objects and abandoning attraction and hatred.

Swami Sivananda

Endowed with a pure intellect and controlling oneself with fortitude, one should reject the objects beginning from sound [sound, touch, form, color, taste, and smell - Tr.] and eliminate attachment and hatred.

Swami Gambirananda

Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).

Endowed with a purified understanding, subduing the mind with steadiness, relinquishing sound and other objects of the senses and casting aside love and hate;

Swami Adidevananda

Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).

He who has attained a completely pure intellect by firmly controlling his mind and renouncing sense-objects, sound, and driving out desire and hatred;

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).

Guided always by pure reason, bravely restraining himself, renouncing the objects of sense and giving up attachment and hatred; he attains peace.

Shri Purohit Swami

जो विशुद्ध (सात्त्विकी) बुद्धिसे युक्त, वैराग्यके आश्रित, एकान्तका सेवन करनेवाला और नियमित भोजन करनेवाला साधक धैर्यपूर्वक इन्द्रियोंका नियमन करके, शरीर-वाणी-मनको वशमें करके, शब्दादि विषयोंका त्याग करके और राग-द्वेषको छोड़कर निरन्तर ध्यानयोगके परायण हो जाता है, वह अहंकार, बल, दर्प, काम, क्रोध और परिग्रहका त्याग करके एवं निर्मम तथा शान्त होकर ब्रह्मप्राप्तिका पात्र हो जाता है।

Swami Ramsukhdas

विशुद्ध बुद्धि से युक्त, धृति से आत्मसंयम कर, शब्दादि विषयों को त्याग कर और राग-द्वेष का परित्याग कर....৷৷৷৷।

Swami Tejomayananda