आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥ ५ ॥
uddharedātmanā’’tmānaṃ nātmānamavasādayet .
ātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ .. 5 ..
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Let a man lift up himself who is drowned in the ocean of samsara, i.e., let him so train himself as to become a Yogarudha, let him practise and attain to Yoga. Let him not lower himself; for, he alone is the friend of himself. There is indeed no other friend that can lead to liberation from samsara; nay, the so-called friend is only inimical to him who seeks liberation, as the former forms an object of affection, which is the cause of bondage. Hence the emphasis ‘he alone is the friend of himself.’ And he alone is the enemy of himself. The other enemy who is outside is made an enemy only by himself. Hence the emphasis ‘he alone is the enemy of himself.’
It has been said that “he alone is the friend of himself, he alone is the enemy of himself.” Now it may be asked, what sort of a man is the friend of himself and what sort of a man is the enemy of himself?—The answer follows: