श्रीराम उवाच । आत्मज्ञानप्रबोधाय शास्त्रं शास्त्रविदां वर । किंनाम तत्प्रधानं स्याद्यस्मिन्ज्ञाते न शोच्यते ॥ ७ ॥
śrīrāma uvāca | ātmajñānaprabōdhāya śāstraṁ śāstravidāṁ vara | kiṁnāma tatpradhānaṁ syādyasminjñātē na śōcyatē || 7 ||
Translation
Rāma said: Best of the knowers of scripture, which scripture is chief for awakening to knowledge of the Self, by knowing which one grieves no more?
Word by word
- ātma
- of the Self
- jñāna
- knowledge
- prabōdhāya
- for awakening to
- śāstraṁ
- scripture
- śāstra
- of scripture
- vidāṁ
- of the knowers
- vara
- best
- kiṁnāma
- which
- tat
- that
- pradhānaṁ
- chief
- syād
- (syāt) is
- yasmin
- which
- jñātē
- by knowing
- na
- no more
- śōcyatē
- one grieves
Meaning
Rāma takes Vasiṣṭha at his word: true scripture, yes, but which? Among the many, which is the chief for awakening to the Self?