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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.22.14

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
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Sargas
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 22 · Verse 14

Verse 14

यावन्न पूरितस्त्वेष शीतलो बोधचन्द्रमाः । तावद्देहमवस्थाप्य लोकान्तरमवेक्ष्यताम् ॥ १४ ॥

yāvanna pūritastvēṣa śītalō bōdhacandramāḥ | tāvaddēhamavasthāpya lōkāntaramavēkṣyatām || 14 ||

Translation

Until this cool moon of knowing is full, until then set down your body and look upon another world.

Word by word

yāvan
(yāvat) until
na
not
pūritas
(pūritaḥ) is full
tu
but
ēṣa
this
śītalō
(śītalaḥ) cool
bōdha
of knowing
candramāḥ
moon
tāvad
(tāvat) until then
dēham
your body
avasthāpya
set down
lōkāntaram
another world
avēkṣyatām
look upon

Meaning

Another commentary: until this moon of knowing is full, keep this body here and look at the other worlds. For the time being Līlā will see the brahmin's world in samādhi, leaving the body where it is; once knowing is full, there will be no need to set anything down.