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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.4.64

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
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Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 4 · Verse 64

Verse 64

इत्यनिर्मोक्षदोषः स्यात् न च तस्येह संभवः । यस्माद्देवर्षिमुनयो दृश्यन्ते मुक्तिभाजनम् ॥ ६४ ॥

ityanirmōkṣadōṣaḥ syāt na ca tasyēha saṁbhavaḥ | yasmāddēvarṣimunayō dṛśyantē muktibhājanam || 64 ||

Translation

So there would be the fault that no one is ever freed; and that cannot be so here, for gods, seers and sages are seen to be vessels of freedom.

Word by word

iti
so
anirmōkṣa
that no one is ever freed
dōṣaḥ
the fault
syāt
there would be
na
not
ca
and
tasya
that
iha
here
saṁbhavaḥ
can be so
yasmād
(yasmāt) for
dēvarṣi
gods, seers
munayō
(munayaḥ) and sages
dṛśyantē
are seen
mukti
of freedom
bhājanam
to be vessels

Meaning

The argument is from experience, the experience of those who know. The commentary: many gods, seers and sages are seen to be free while living. If they are free, the world was not real in the way that could not end.