सर्वाधिव्याधिचलितं क्रान्तं तृष्णावरत्रया । मनः शमामृतासेकैः समाश्वासय राघव ॥ ६३ ॥
sarvādhivyādhicalitaṁ krāntaṁ tṛṣṇāvaratrayā | manaḥ śamāmṛtāsēkaiḥ samāśvāsaya rāghava || 63 ||
Translation
The mind is shaken by every ill of mind and body, and seized by the strap of craving. Comfort it, Rāghava, with sprinklings of the nectar of peace.
Word by word
- sarva
- every
- ādhi
- ill of mind
- vyādhi
- and body
- calitaṁ
- shaken
- krāntaṁ
- seized
- tṛṣṇā
- of craving
- varatrayā
- by the strap
- manaḥ
- the mind
- śama
- of peace
- amṛta
- of the nectar
- āsēkaiḥ
- with sprinklings
- samāśvāsaya
- comfort
- rāghava
- Rāghava
Meaning
Samāśvāsaya, comfort it: this tender verb recalls āśvāsana at 2.10.9. It asks one to treat one's own mind as one treats a frightened animal, or a patient, not as an enemy. The commentary explains it as restoring the mind to its nature. Much spiritual advice is harsh on the mind. Vasiṣṭha here says: it has been hurt, so sprinkle it with something cool.