साधुसंगतयो लोके सन्मार्गस्य च दीपिकाः । हार्दान्धकारहारिण्यो भासो ज्ञानविवस्वतः ॥ ९ ॥
sādhusaṁgatayō lōkē sanmārgasya ca dīpikāḥ | hārdāndhakārahāriṇyō bhāsō jñānavivasvataḥ || 9 ||
Translation
In the world, the company of the good is the lamp of the right path, and the light of the sun of knowledge, taking away the darkness of the heart.
Word by word
- sādhu
- of the good
- saṁgatayō
- (saṁgatayaḥ) the company
- lōkē
- in the world
- sanmārgasya
- of the right path
- ca
- and
- dīpikāḥ
- the lamp
- hārda
- of the heart
- andhakāra
- the darkness
- hāriṇyō
- (hāriṇyaḥ) taking away
- bhāsō
- (bhāsaḥ) the light
- jñāna
- of knowledge
- vivasvataḥ
- of the sun
Meaning
Two lights for two darknesses. The lamp shows the path outside, the right way to live; the sunlight reaches the darkness within. Another commentary adds that it ends the night of ignorance. A lamp is carried by someone; good company is the wise carrying their light where others can walk by it.