As the all-pervading space (ākāśa) is not tainted because of its subtlety, So the self (ātman) established everywhere in the body is not tainted.
Just as one sun illumines this entire world, so the master of the field illumines the entire field.
(32) Just as the ether, roving everywhere, knows no defilement, so subtle [is its essence], so does [this] Self, though everywhere abiding embodied, know no defilement.
13.33 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.
13.33 As the all-pervading ether is not tainted because of its subtlety, even so, the self abiding in the body everywhere, is not tainted.
13.33 As the all-pervading ether is not tainted, because of its subtlety, so the Self seated everywhere in the body is not tainted.