ये विरक्ता महात्मानः सुविविक्ता भवादृशाः । पुरुषान् विद्धि तान् वन्द्यान् भोगमोक्षैकभाजनान् ॥ ३० ॥
yē viraktā mahātmānaḥ suviviktā bhavādṛśāḥ | puruṣān viddhi tān vandyān bhōgamōkṣaikabhājanān || 30 ||
Translation
Those great souls who are free of attachment and clear in discernment, like yourself: know them as people to be honoured, the sole vessels of enjoyment and of liberation.
Word by word
- yē
- those who
- viraktā
- (viraktāḥ) free of attachment
- mahātmānaḥ
- great souls
- suviviktā
- (suviviktāḥ) clear in discernment
- bhavādṛśāḥ
- like yourself
- puruṣān
- people
- viddhi
- know
- tān
- them
- vandyān
- to be honoured
- bhōga
- of enjoyment
- mōkṣa
- and of liberation
- ēka
- sole
- bhājanān
- vessels
Meaning
Bhavādṛśāḥ, like you: the praise of Rāma comes back at the end of the contrast. Bhoga and mokṣa stand together, as at 2.11.58. It is the unattached person who can truly enjoy, because what he has is not poisoned by the fear of losing it. Those who most want pleasure are the least able to taste it.