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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 1.11.15

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
33
Published
12
Verses
427
Level
intermediate

Sarga 11 · Verse 15

Verse 15

सत्त्वावष्टब्धगर्भेण शैत्येनेव हिमाचलम् । श्रितं सकलसेव्येन गम्भीरेण स्फुटेन च ॥ १५ ॥

sattvāvaṣṭabdhagarbhēṇa śaityēnēva himācalam | śritaṁ sakalasēvyēna gambhīrēṇa sphuṭēna ca || 15 ||

Translation

with a depth full of goodness within, which all could rely on, profound and clear, like the Himālaya with its coolness;

Word by word

sattva
with goodness
avaṣṭabdha
full
garbhēṇa
within
śaityēna
with its coolness
iva
like
himācalam
the Himālaya
śritaṁ
endowed
sakala
all
sēvyēna
could rely on
gambhīrēṇa
profound
sphuṭēna
clear
ca
and

Meaning

The Himālaya is cool and still, a refuge for all; so Rāma, whose inner nature is sattva, clarity and goodness.