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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.18.6

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 18 · Verse 6

तत्र भ्रान्तिमयः सर्गः कः स्यात्कः पारमार्थिकः । इति पृच्छामि वागीशामभ्यर्च्योक्तमसंशयम् ॥ ६ ॥

tatra bhrāntimayaḥ sargaḥ kaḥ syātkaḥ pāramārthikaḥ | iti pṛcchāmi vāgīśāmabhyarcyōktamasaṁśayam || 6 ||

Translation

Which of these creations is error, and which is the real one? I will worship the lady of speech and ask her, so that I may be told beyond doubt."

Word by word

tatra
of these
bhrānti
error
mayaḥ
made of
sargaḥ
creation
kaḥ
which
syāt
is
pāramārthikaḥ
the real one
iti
so
pṛcchāmi
I will ask
vāgīśām
the lady of speech
abhyarcya
having worshipped
uktam
that I may be told
asaṁśayam
beyond doubt

Meaning

The commentary: of these two, the one seen in samādhi and the one seen outside, which is real? To remove the doubt I will worship the goddess and ask. The question is the right one, and it is asked of the right teacher.