2023-02-20 14:33:13 by ambuda-bot
This page has not been fully proofread.
42
VIVEKACŪDĀMAŅI
as true, and attach themselves to its effects. Alas! How
powerful is the great Avrti-Sakti of dreadful tamas!
अभावना वा विपरीतभावनाऽ-
संभावना विप्रतिपत्तिरस्याः ।
संसर्गयुक्तं न विमुञ्चति ध्रुवं
विक्षेपशक्ति: क्षपयत्यजत्रम्. ॥ ११५ ॥
115. Absence of the right judgment, or contrary judg-
ment, want of definite belief and doubt-these certainly
never desert one who has any connection with this veiling
power, and then the projecting power gives ceaseless
trouble.
[1 Definite belief- In the existence of a thing, even though there
may be a vague notion of it.]
अज्ञानमालस्यजडत्वनिद्रा-
प्रमादमूढत्वमुखास्तमोगुणाः ।
एतैः प्रयुक्तो नहि वेत्ति किंचि
न्निद्रालुवत्स्तम्भवदेव तिष्ठति ॥ ११६ ॥
116. Ignorance, lassitude, dullness, sleep, inadvertence,
stupidity, etc. are attributes of tamas. One tied to these
does not comprehend anything, but remains like one
asleep or like a stock or stone.1
[1Stock or stone-Lit. pillar.]
सत्त्वं विशुद्धं जलवत्तथापि
ताभ्यां मिलित्वा सरणाय कल्पते ।
VIVEKACŪDĀMAŅI
as true, and attach themselves to its effects. Alas! How
powerful is the great Avrti-Sakti of dreadful tamas!
अभावना वा विपरीतभावनाऽ-
संभावना विप्रतिपत्तिरस्याः ।
संसर्गयुक्तं न विमुञ्चति ध्रुवं
विक्षेपशक्ति: क्षपयत्यजत्रम्. ॥ ११५ ॥
115. Absence of the right judgment, or contrary judg-
ment, want of definite belief and doubt-these certainly
never desert one who has any connection with this veiling
power, and then the projecting power gives ceaseless
trouble.
[1 Definite belief- In the existence of a thing, even though there
may be a vague notion of it.]
अज्ञानमालस्यजडत्वनिद्रा-
प्रमादमूढत्वमुखास्तमोगुणाः ।
एतैः प्रयुक्तो नहि वेत्ति किंचि
न्निद्रालुवत्स्तम्भवदेव तिष्ठति ॥ ११६ ॥
116. Ignorance, lassitude, dullness, sleep, inadvertence,
stupidity, etc. are attributes of tamas. One tied to these
does not comprehend anything, but remains like one
asleep or like a stock or stone.1
[1Stock or stone-Lit. pillar.]
सत्त्वं विशुद्धं जलवत्तथापि
ताभ्यां मिलित्वा सरणाय कल्पते ।