त्वं तु राघव सौजन्यगुणशास्त्रार्थदृष्टिभिः । विकासितान्तःकरणः स्थितः पद्म इवोदये ॥ ६४ ॥
tvaṁ tu rāghava saujanyaguṇaśāstrārthadṛṣṭibhiḥ | vikāsitāntaḥkaraṇaḥ sthitaḥ padma ivōdayē || 64 ||
Translation
But you, Rāghava, by kindliness, by your virtues, and by your insight into the sense of the scriptures, stand with your heart opened, like a lotus at sunrise.
Word by word
- tvaṁ
- you
- tu
- but
- rāghava
- Rāghava
- saujanya
- by kindliness
- guṇa
- by your virtues
- śāstra
- of the scriptures
- artha
- into the sense
- dṛṣṭibhiḥ
- by your insight
- vikāsita
- opened
- antaḥkaraṇaḥ
- your heart
- sthitaḥ
- stand
- padma
- a lotus
- iva
- like
- udayē
- at sunrise
Meaning
Saujanya is goodness of heart, the quality of a decent person. It is mentioned ahead of learning. After so many tests of intellect, Vasiṣṭha names kindliness first. An opened lotus is the old image for a mind ready for light. It has made no effort of its own and receives what comes.