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also, persisting as he does in the dual vision, practices
of control are of little avail, since as soon as there is a
lapse in his practices, he is dragged down to the mire
of desires. Cf. Gitâ III. 33 and 34.
The implication is that Self-knowledge is not a
thing to be attained. It already is. Practices of con-
trol, therefore, are meaningless.]
मन्दः श्रुत्वापि तद्वस्तु न जहाति विमूढताम् ।
निर्विकल्पो बहिर्यत्नादन्तर्विषयलालसः ॥७६॥
मन्द: The dull one तत् that वस्तु Reality श्रुत्वा hearing
अपि even विमूढतां delusion न not जहाति gives up यवात्
through effort बहि: externally निर्विकल्प: with mental
actions suppressed (though): internally
विषयलालसः craving for sense-objects ( भवति ).
76. The man' of dull intellect, even
hearing the Truth, does not give up his
delusion. Though appearing devoid of
mental activity through effort, he has a
craving for sense-objects lurking within.
[Man etc. Because delusion vanishes only with
Self-knowledge.
2 Though etc.-Because desire can be got rid of
only by Self-knowledge and not by suppression. Cf.
Gitâ II. 59.]
ज्ञानाद्गलितकर्मा यो लोकदृष्टयापि कर्मकृत् ।
नाप्नोत्यवसरं कर्तुं वक्तुमेव न किञ्चन ॥७७॥
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also, persisting as he does in the dual vision, practices
of control are of little avail, since as soon as there is a
lapse in his practices, he is dragged down to the mire
of desires. Cf. Gitâ III. 33 and 34.
The implication is that Self-knowledge is not a
thing to be attained. It already is. Practices of con-
trol, therefore, are meaningless.]
मन्दः श्रुत्वापि तद्वस्तु न जहाति विमूढताम् ।
निर्विकल्पो बहिर्यत्नादन्तर्विषयलालसः ॥७६॥
मन्द: The dull one तत् that वस्तु Reality श्रुत्वा hearing
अपि even विमूढतां delusion न not जहाति gives up यवात्
through effort बहि: externally निर्विकल्प: with mental
actions suppressed (though): internally
विषयलालसः craving for sense-objects ( भवति ).
76. The man' of dull intellect, even
hearing the Truth, does not give up his
delusion. Though appearing devoid of
mental activity through effort, he has a
craving for sense-objects lurking within.
[Man etc. Because delusion vanishes only with
Self-knowledge.
2 Though etc.-Because desire can be got rid of
only by Self-knowledge and not by suppression. Cf.
Gitâ II. 59.]
ज्ञानाद्गलितकर्मा यो लोकदृष्टयापि कर्मकृत् ।
नाप्नोत्यवसरं कर्तुं वक्तुमेव न किञ्चन ॥७७॥