योगशब्दव्युत्पत्तिःThe meaning of the word yoga
Verse 140
एतत्ते कथितं ज्ञानं साक्षान्निर्वाणकारणम् । चतुर्विधावधूतानामेतदेव परं धनम् ॥ १४० ॥
ētattē kathitaṁ jñānaṁ sākṣānnirvāṇakāraṇam | caturvidhāvadhūtānāmētadēva paraṁ dhanam || 140 ||
Translation
This knowledge, the direct cause of nirvāṇa, has been told to you. It is the highest wealth of the four kinds of avadhūta.
Word by word
- ētat
- this
- tē
- to you
- kathitaṁ
- told
- jñānaṁ
- knowledge
- sākṣān
- (sākṣāt) direct
- nirvāṇa
- of nirvāṇa
- kāraṇam
- the cause
- catur
- (catuḥ) four
- vidha
- kinds
- avadhūtānām
- (avadhūtānām) of avadhūtas
- ētad
- (etat) this
- ēva
- indeed
- paraṁ
- the highest
- dhanam
- wealth
Meaning
A closing sentence for the teaching on knowledge, and the bridge to the next subject. The mention of four kinds of avadhūta is what makes the Devī ask her next question.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 133.