What are the characteristics of a person who has attained knowledge of the Self, and how do they perceive worldly matters?

As described in Chapter 17, a person who becomes wise through the gain of knowledge of the Self is devoid of ego and is considered beyond the dualities of dharma and adharma, or good and bad. Consequently, they hold little interest in the worldly affairs of benefit or harm. This state, known as Nivrutti, is established when the bodily ego dissolves. Such an individual possesses immense fortitude; even if 'mountains of worldly sorrow collapse upon him,' they do not waver. The text notes that God, being pleased with such a person, grants them detachment and discrimination to guide them across the ocean of existence.