18.53

।।18.53।। --,अहंकारम् अहंकरणम् अहंकारः देहादिषु तम्? बलं सामर्थ्यं कामरागसंयुक्तम् -- न इतरत् शरीरादिसामर्थ्यं स्वाभाविकत्वेन तत्त्यागस्य अशक्यत्वात् -- दर्पं दर्पो नाम हर्षानन्तरभावी धर्मातिक्रमहेतुः हृष्टो दृप्यति दृप्तो धर्ममतिक्रामति इति स्मरणात् तं च? कामम् इच्छां क्रोधं द्वेषं परिग्रहम् इन्द्रियमनोगतदोषपरित्यागेऽपि शरीरधारणप्रसङ्गेन धर्मानुष्ठाननिमित्तेन वा बाह्यः परिग्रहः? प्राप्तः तं च विमुच्य परित्यज्य? परमहंसपरिव्राजको भूत्वा? देहजीवनमात्रेऽपि निर्गतममभावः निर्ममः? अत एव शान्तः उपरतः? यः संहृतहर्षायासः यतिः ज्ञाननिष्ठः ब्रह्मभूयाय ब्रह्मभवनाय कल्पते समर्थो भवति।।अनेन क्रमेण --,

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18.51 - 18.53 'Endowed with a purified understanding' means endowed with the Buddhi capable of understanding the self as it is in reality; 'subduing the mind by steadiness' means making the mind fit for meditation by turning away from external and internal objects; 'relinishing sound and other objects of senses' means keeping them far away, casting aside love and hate occasioned by them (i.e., the sense objects). 'Resorting to solitude' means living in a lonely place free from hindrances to meditation; 'eat but little' means eating neither too much nor too little; 'restraining speech, body and mind' means directing the operations of body, speech and mind to meditation; 'ever engaged in the Yoga of meditation' means being like this, i.e., constantly engaged in the Yoga of meditation day after day until death; 'taking refuge in dispassion' means developing aversion to all objects except the one entity to be meditated upon, by considering the imperfections of all objects and thus cultivating detachment to everything. Forsaking 'egoism' means abandoning the tendency to consider what is other than the self, as well as neutralising the power of forcible Vasnas (tendencies) which nourish (egoism), and the resulting pride, desire, wrath and possessiveness. 'With no feeling of mine' means free from the notion that what does not belong to oneself belongs to oneself; 'Who is tranil' means, who finds sole happiness in experiencing the self. One who has become like this and performs the Yoga of meditation becomes worthy for the state of Brahman. The meaning is that, freed from all bonds, he experiences the self as It really is.

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18.53 अहङ्कारम् egoism? बलम् strength? दर्पम् arrogance? कामम् desire? क्रोधम् anger? परिग्रहम् covetousness? विमुच्य having abandoned? निर्ममः without mineness? शान्तः peaceful? ब्रह्मभूयाय for becoming Brahman? कल्पते (he) is fit.Commentary Egoism Identifying the Self with the body? etc. This is the error of mistaking the physical body for the pure immortal Self.Balam That strength which is combined or united with passion? desire and attachment? and not the physical or other strength. Physical strength is natural. It is not possible to abandon this physical strength.Darpam Arrogance? insolence? selfassertive Rajasic vehemence this follows the state of exaltion.,Man becomes arrogant when he possesses wealth or much learning. When he becomes arrogant he violates Dharma and does wicked deeds.The aspirant even abandons the things which are necessary for the bare maintenance of the body. He becomes a ParamahamsaParivrajaka? a wandering or itinerant ascetic. He has no attachment to his body. He knows that even the body does not belong to him.Santa Peaceful? tranil? serene.Such an aspirant who has devotion to Selfknowledge? and who is endowed with the above virtues is fit to become Brahman.

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