अशङ्कमशकापातस्पन्दमप्यतिचापलम् । कलयन्त्यः स्थिता वाप्यो निस्पन्दानन्दमात्मनि ॥ ३७ ॥
aśaṅkamaśakāpātaspandamapyaticāpalam | kalayantyaḥ sthitā vāpyō nispandānandamātmani || 37 ||
Translation
The pools stand still, not even making the quiver of a gnat landing fearlessly, very restless as they were, holding within themselves the stillness of joy.
Word by word
- aśaṅka
- fearlessly
- maśaka
- of a gnat
- āpāta
- landing
- spandam
- the quiver
- api
- even
- ati
- very
- cāpalam
- restless
- kalayantyaḥ
- holding
- sthitā
- stand still
- vāpyō
- (vāpyaḥ) the pools
- nispanda
- the stillness
- ānandam
- of joy
- ātmani
- within themselves
Meaning
The pools no longer ripple: their stillness is like the stillness of samādhi, the commentary says, but it is the stillness of shock. The image anticipates the teaching: the same stillness, rightly understood, is peace.