सुखसेव्यासनस्थेन तद्विचारयता स्वयम् । न शोच्यते पदं प्राप्य न स भूयो हि जायते ॥ ४२ ॥
sukhasēvyāsanasthēna tadvicārayatā svayam | na śōcyatē padaṁ prāpya na sa bhūyō hi jāyatē || 42 ||
Translation
Seated at ease, and himself inquiring into it, one reaches that state and grieves no more, and is not born again.
Word by word
- sukha
- at ease
- sēvya
- easy to keep
- āsana
- on a seat
- sthēna
- seated
- tad
- it
- vicārayatā
- inquiring into
- svayam
- himself
- na
- not
- śōcyatē
- grieves
- padaṁ
- that state
- prāpya
- reaches
- sa
- he
- bhūyō
- (bhūyaḥ) again
- hi
- indeed
- jāyatē
- is born
Meaning
Sukha-sevya-āsana, a seat that is easy to keep. After the list of what is not needed, this is almost humorous: the great attainment asks one to sit comfortably and think. Svayam, oneself: no one can do this on another's behalf. So the discipline of the Yoga Vāsiṣṭha is not a performance. It is sustained attention, and it can be started in a chair.