साधुसङ्गमसच्छास्त्रपरो भवसि राम चेत् । तद्दिनैरेव नो मासैः प्राप्नोषि परमं पदम् ॥ ६ ॥
sādhusaṅgamasacchāstraparō bhavasi rāma cēt | taddinairēva nō māsaiḥ prāpnōṣi paramaṁ padam || 6 ||
Translation
If you are given to the company of the good and to true scripture, Rāma, you will reach the highest state in days, not months.
Word by word
- sādhu
- of the good
- saṅgama
- to the company
- sacchāstra
- and to true scripture
- parō
- (paraḥ) given
- bhavasi
- you are
- rāma
- Rāma
- cēt
- if
- tad
- (tat) then
- dinair
- (dinaiḥ) in days
- ēva
- just
- nō
- not
- māsaiḥ
- months
- prāpnōṣi
- you will reach
- paramaṁ
- the highest
- padam
- state
Meaning
The two medicines of 3.6.13 again. The commentary softens the arithmetic: in a few months, no, in only a few days. The highest state is not far off in time; it waits on the steadiness of the seeker.