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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.17.15

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 17 · Verse 15

Verse 15

वसिष्ठ उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा सा ययौ देवी दिव्यमात्मीयमास्पदम् । लीला तु लीलयैवाऽऽसीन्निर्विकल्पसमाधिभाक् ॥ १५ ॥

vasiṣṭha uvāca | ityuktvā sā yayau dēvī divyamātmīyamāspadam | līlā tu līlayaivā’’sīnnirvikalpasamādhibhāk || 15 ||

Translation

Vasiṣṭha said: Having said this, the goddess went to her own divine abode; and Līlā, as if in play, entered samādhi beyond thought.

Word by word

iti
this
uktvā
having said
sā
the
yayau
went
dēvī
goddess
divyam
divine
ātmīyam
her own
āspadam
abode
līlā
Līlā
tu
and
līlayā
as if in play
ēva
just
āsīn
(āsīt) entered
nirvikalpa
beyond thought
samādhi
samādhi
bhāk
into

Meaning

The commentary: so saying, Sarasvatī went to her divine world, and Līlā, by the power of the boon, effortlessly entered nirvikalpa samādhi. The name plays on itself: Līlā enters samādhi līlayā, "as in play", without effort.