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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 1.11.4

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
53
Published
38
Verses
1307
Level
intermediate

Sarga 11 · Verse 4

एतस्मिन् मार्जिते युक्त्या मोहे स रघुनन्दनः । विश्रान्तिमेष्यति पदे तस्मिन् वयमिवोत्तमे ॥ ४ ॥

ētasmin mārjitē yuktyā mōhē sa raghunandanaḥ | viśrāntimēṣyati padē tasmin vayamivōttamē || 4 ||

Translation

"When that bewilderment has been wiped away by right reasoning, the joy of the Raghus will come to rest in that highest state, as we have.

Word by word

ētasmin
that
mārjitē
has been wiped away
yuktyā
by right reasoning
mōhē
bewilderment
sa
(saḥ) the
raghu
of the Raghus
nandanaḥ
joy
viśrāntim
to rest
ēṣyati
will come
padē
in state
tasmin
that
vayam
we
iva
as
uttamē
highest

Meaning

"By right reasoning" (yuktyā): not by force, comfort or distraction, but by understanding. "That highest state" is the Self, which another commentary links with the Vedic phrase "the highest step of Viṣṇu".