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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.21.39

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
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Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 21 · Verse 39

Verse 39

तत्र रूढिमुपायाता य इमे त्वस्मदादयः । अभ्यासाद् ब्रह्मसंपत्तेः पश्यामस्ते हि तत्परम् ॥ ३९ ॥

tatra rūḍhimupāyātā ya imē tvasmadādayaḥ | abhyāsād brahmasaṁpattēḥ paśyāmastē hi tatparam || 39 ||

Translation

There we, such as I, who have become established through practice, through attaining Brahman, see that Supreme.

Word by word

tatra
there
rūḍhim
established
upāyātā
who have become
ya
(ye) who
imē
we
tva
(tu) such
asmad
I
ādayaḥ
as
abhyāsād
(abhyāsāt) through practice
brahma
Brahman
saṁpattēḥ
through attaining
paśyāmas
(paśyāmaḥ) see
tē
they
hi
indeed
tat
that
param
Supreme

Meaning

The commentary: those like us, firmly settled in the non-dual Brahman by long practice of knowing it, see that supreme state face to face. The goddess speaks of herself as one who has practised; the vision she offers is the fruit of a discipline, not a gift without it.