तत्तामुपगते भावे रागद्वेषादिवासनाः । शाम्यन्त्यस्पन्दिते वाते स्पन्दनक्षुब्धता यथा ॥ ५४ ॥
tattāmupagatē bhāvē rāgadvēṣādivāsanāḥ | śāmyantyaspanditē vātē spandanakṣubdhatā yathā || 54 ||
Translation
When that state is reached, the impressions of attachment, aversion and the rest are stilled, as the stir of movement is stilled when the wind stops.
Word by word
- tattām
- that
- upagatē
- is reached
- bhāvē
- when state
- rāga
- of attachment
- dvēṣa
- aversion
- ādi
- and the rest
- vāsanāḥ
- the impressions
- śāmyanti
- are stilled
- aspanditē
- stops
- vātē
- when the wind
- spandana
- of movement
- kṣubdhatā
- the stir
- yathā
- as
Meaning
The fruit of aloneness in a life. The commentary: when the mind attains aloneness through the knowledge of kaivalya, attachment and aversion settle, as the ruffling of a pool settles when the wind drops. Passions are not fought; they lose the wind that moved them.