तेनाऽमलविचारस्य पदस्याऽग्रावचूलिता । प्रथिता येन धन्येन न त्यक्ता साधुसंगतिः ॥ १४ ॥
tēnā’malavicārasya padasyā’grāvacūlitā | prathitā yēna dhanyēna na tyaktā sādhusaṁgatiḥ || 14 ||
Translation
That blessed one who has not given up the company of the good has made known his place as the crest-jewel at the summit of the state of pure inquiry.
Word by word
- tēna
- by him
- amala
- of pure
- vicārasya
- inquiry
- padasya
- of the state
- agra
- at the summit
- avacūlitā
- the place as crest-jewel
- prathitā
- has been made known
- yēna
- by whom
- dhanyēna
- blessed
- na
- not
- tyaktā
- has been given up
- sādhu
- of the good
- saṁgatiḥ
- the company
Meaning
The commentary reads it so: among those striving for Brahman, by reaching it first he makes his crowning place known. Another commentary: he has set on his head, as a crest-jewel, the state of Brahman gained by pure inquiry. The verse ties the fourth gatekeeper to the second. Good company leads to pure inquiry, and to its highest state.