The verse you are referring to appears in the Ashtavakra Gita (Chapter 15, Verse 17):
उद्यन्ति खे लन्ति कुर्वन्ति विश्वं आरोहन्ति गिरिं तथा।
न करोति न लिप्यते बुद्धस्तत्त्वं विचारयन्॥
Transliteration:
Udyanti khelanti kurvanti vishvam arohanti girim tathā,
Na karoti na lipyate buddhastattvam vichārayan.
Translation & Meaning:
“People rise, play, act, and climb mountains, yet the enlightened one, knowing the truth, neither acts nor is attached.”
This verse highlights the state of the Jivanmukta (one who is liberated while alive). While the world appears to be full of action and movement, the wise one realizes that all activities belong to the body and mind, not to the true self (Ātman). The enlightened being remains untouched, like the sky remains unaffected by clouds.
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