श्रुत्वा त्वं बुद्धिनैर्मल्याद्बलाद्यास्यसि तत्पदम् । यथा कतकसंश्लेषात्प्रसादं कलुषं पयः ॥ १४ ॥
śrutvā tvaṁ buddhinairmalyādbalādyāsyasi tatpadam | yathā katakasaṁślēṣātprasādaṁ kaluṣaṁ payaḥ || 14 ||
Translation
Having heard it, you will reach that state by the purity of your understanding, of its own force, as muddy water becomes clear on touching the kataka nut.
Word by word
- śrutvā
- having heard
- tvaṁ
- you
- buddhi
- of your understanding
- nairmalyād
- by the purity
- balād
- of its own force
- yāsyasi
- will reach
- tat
- that
- padam
- state
- yathā
- as
- kataka
- the kataka nut
- saṁślēṣāt
- on touching
- prasādaṁ
- clear
- kaluṣaṁ
- muddy
- payaḥ
- water
Meaning
The kataka nut, rubbed in a vessel, makes muddy water settle and turn clear. The commentary: as cloudy water becomes clean when the powder of the kataka touches it, so by hearing this your understanding becomes clear like a mirror, and you will surely reach the highest state. The nut does not make water; it only lets the mud settle. The hearing does not make the Self; it clears the mind in which the Self is seen.