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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.24.36

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
88
Verses
3571
Level
intermediate

Sarga 24 · Verse 36

Verse 36

क्वचिच्छान्तसमाधिस्थविश्रान्तमुनिमालितम् । समं दूरास्तसंरम्भसाधुचित्तमनोहरम् ॥ ३६ ॥

kvacicchāntasamādhisthaviśrāntamunimālitam | samaṁ dūrāstasaṁrambhasādhucittamanōharam || 36 ||

Translation

in one place garlanded with sages at rest, at peace and in samādhi; lovely alike as the mind of the good, from which all agitation has been cast far away;

Word by word

kvacic
(kvacit) in one place
śānta
at peace
samādhistha
in samādhi
viśrānta
at rest
muni
with sages
mālitam
garlanded
samaṁ
alike
dūra
far away
asta
cast
saṁrambha
all agitation
sādhu
of the good
citta
the mind
manōharam
lovely

Meaning

In the middle of the noise, sages sit in samādhi. The whole sky in its stillness is "like the mind of a good person", empty of anger and the rest: the commentary. The image will come back at v. 49.