वासना द्विविधा प्रोक्ता शुद्धा च मलिना तथा । मलिना जन्मनो हेतुः शुद्धा जन्मविनाशिनी ॥ ११ ॥
vāsanā dvividhā prōktā śuddhā ca malinā tathā | malinā janmanō hētuḥ śuddhā janmavināśinī || 11 ||
Translation
Vāsanā is said to be of two kinds, pure and impure. The impure is the cause of birth; the pure puts an end to birth.
Word by word
- vāsanā
- vāsanā
- dvividhā
- of two kinds
- prōktā
- is said to be
- śuddhā
- pure
- ca
- and
- malinā
- impure
- tathā
- and
- janmanō
- (janmanaḥ) of birth
- hētuḥ
- the cause
- janma
- birth
- vināśinī
- puts an end to
Meaning
Here the teaching on liberation while living begins. The impure vāsanā binds; the pure vāsanā is the means of freedom, and remains only to carry the body to its natural end.