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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 1.6.28

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
33
Verses
1146
Level
intermediate

Sarga 6 · Verse 28

Verse 28

यदनादि यदक्षुण्णं यदपायविवर्जितम् । तदानन्दसुखं प्राप्तं मया त्वद्दर्शनान्मुने ॥ २८ ॥

yadanādi yadakṣuṇṇaṁ yadapāyavivarjitam | tadānandasukhaṁ prāptaṁ mayā tvaddarśanānmunē || 28 ||

Translation

The joy that is without beginning, unbroken and free from decay: that bliss, O sage, I have found by seeing you.

Word by word

yat
that which
anādi
is without beginning
akṣuṇṇaṁ
unbroken
apāya
from decay
vivarjitam
free
tat
that
ānanda
joy
sukhaṁ
bliss
prāptaṁ
have found
mayā
I
tvat
of you
darśanāt
by seeing
munē
O sage

Meaning

The king speaks in the language of the highest good. Another commentary adds that the fruit of this joy is endless, and the memory of it will stay with him always.