सन्तोषशालिनी बुद्धी राम संसारवृत्तिषु । विषमास्वप्यनुद्विग्ना न कदाचन हीयते ॥ ३ ॥
santōṣaśālinī buddhī rāma saṁsāravṛttiṣu | viṣamāsvapyanudvignā na kadācana hīyatē || 3 ||
Translation
An understanding rich in contentment, Rāma, is not shaken even in the harsh turns of worldly life, and never wanes.
Word by word
- santōṣa
- in contentment
- śālinī
- rich
- buddhī
- an understanding
- rāma
- Rāma
- saṁsāra
- worldly
- vṛttiṣu
- in the turns of life
- viṣamāsu
- in harsh
- api
- even
- anudvignā
- is not shaken
- na
- not
- kadācana
- ever
- hīyatē
- wanes
Meaning
The commentary names the harsh turns: poverty, separation and the like, which make life in the world full of trouble. Even then the contented understanding is not thrown into agitation, and it is never left without its happiness. The point is that contentment does not depend on things going well. It is tested when they go badly, and it holds.