आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं\nसमुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत् |\nतद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे\nस शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी ||२-७०||
āpūryamāṇamacalapratiṣṭhaṃ samudramāpaḥ praviśanti yadvat .\ntadvatkāmā yaṃ praviśanti sarve sa śāntimāpnoti na kāmakāmī ||2-70||
Just as the ocean remains undisturbed by the incessant flow of waters from rivers merging into it, likewise the sage who is unmoved despite the flow of desirable objects all around him attains peace, and not the person who strives to satisfy desires.