चतुर्विधावधूतमाहात्म्यकथनम्The greatness of the four kinds of avadhūta
Verse 180
करिपादे विलीयन्ते सर्वप्राणिपदा यथा । कुलधर्मे निमज्जन्ति सर्वे धर्मास्तथा प्रिये ॥ १८० ॥
karipādē vilīyantē sarvaprāṇipadā yathā | kuladharmē nimajjanti sarvē dharmāstathā priyē || 180 ||
Translation
As the footprints of all creatures disappear in the footprint of the elephant, so all dharmas sink into the dharma of the Kula, beloved.
Word by word
- kari
- of the elephant
- pādē
- in the footprint
- vilīyantē
- disappear
- sarva
- all
- prāṇi
- of creatures
- padā
- (padāḥ) the footprints
- yathā
- as
- kula
- of the Kula
- dharmē
- in the dharma
- nimajjanti
- sink
- sarvē
- all
- dharmās
- (dharmāḥ) dharmas
- tathā
- so
- priyē
- beloved
Meaning
A proverbial image used of many teachings in Indian literature. The elephant's track contains every smaller track: the others are not refuted but included.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 178.