Sanskrit · Devanagari
ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति। समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
brahmabhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu madbhaktiṃ labhate parām
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882and (all) belongings has no (thought that this or that is) mine and who is tranquil becomes fit for assimilation with the Brahman. Thus reaching the Brahman, and with a tranquil self, he grieves not, wishes not
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।18.54।। -- ब्रह्मभूतः ब्रह्मप्राप्तः प्रसन्नात्मा लब्धाध्यात्मप्रसादस्वभावः न शोचति? किञ्चित् अर्थवैकल्यम्? आत्मनः वैगुण्यं वा उद्दिश्य न शोचति न संतप्यते न काङ्क्षति? न हि अप्राप्तविषयाकाङ्क्षा ब्रह्मविदः उपपद्यते अतः ब्रह्मभूतस्य अयं स्वभावः अनूद्यते -- न शोचति न काङ्क्षति इति। न हृष्यति इति वा पाठान्तरम्। समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु? आत्मौपम्येन सर्वभूतेषु सुखं दुःखं वा सममेव पश्यति इत्यर्थः। न आत्मसमदर्शनम् इह? तस्य वक्ष्यमाणत्वात् भक्त्या मामभिजानाति (गीता 18।55) इति। एवंभूतः ज्ञाननिष्ठः? मद्भक्तिं मयि परमेश्वरे भक्तिं भजनं पराम् उत्तमां ज्ञानलक्षणां चतुर्थीं लभते? चतुर्विधा भजन्ते माम् (गीता 7।16) इति हि उक्तम्।।ततः ज्ञानलक्षणया --,
11162dcb0132…Rāmānuja
18.54 'Having realised the state of Brahman,' means having got from revelation an understanding of the nature of the self as consisting of unlimited knowledge and of being a Sesa (subservient being) to Me. Subservience to Me has been posited in, 'Know that which is other than this (Prakrti or lower Nature) to be the higher Prakrti of Mine' (7.5). One who is 'tranil' means one who is not contaminated by various forms of grief (the five Klesas of Yoga-sutras), and does not grieve about any being other than Myself, nor desires anything other than Myself. On the other hand, he becomes eally indifferent to all beings other than Myself as worthless as straw and attains supreme Bhakti for Me. He attains 'supreme devotion' to Me, which is of the form of an experience which makes Me dear beyond all description - Me the Lord of all, to whom creation, protection and dissolution of the universe is a sport, who is devoid of the slightest trace of evil, who is the sole seat of countless hosts of auspicious attributes which are excellent and unlimited; and who is the ocean of the elixir of beauty; who is the Lord of Sri; who is Lotus-eyed; and who is the self's own Lord. Sri Krsna declares the fruits of this (devotion):
44ee68e47564…Swami Sivananda
18.54 ब्रह्मभूतः having become Brahman? प्रसन्नात्मा sereneminded? न not? शोचति (he) grieves? न not? काङ्क्षति desires? समः the same? सर्वेषु all? भूतेषु in beings? मद्भक्तिम् devotion unto Me? लभते obtains? पराम् supreme.Commentary Brahmabhutah Having attained to Brahman. His attainment of perfect freedom or oneness with the Supreme is described in the next verse.He is tranilminded. He is in a state of balance and eanimity. There is nothing connected with the little personality that may cause him to grieve or prompt him to feel desire. When this state is attained? the multiplicity of objects gradually disappears and he perceives only unity everywhere. The waking and dream consciousness that gives rise to false knowledge gradually passes away.He does not grieve about his bodily wants. If he fails in his attempt to fulfil them? he does not grieve either. He always keeps evenness of mind in success and failure. He has no longing for any object that is not attained.Na sochati na kankshati can also be interpreted as he neither grieves nor exults.Samah sarveshu bhuteshu may also mean he puts himself in the position of others and feels for others. If anyone is in acute agony or distress? he himself feels that he is affected. His heart is very tender and soft. He is extremely compassionate and merciful. He considers that the pleasure and pain of all beings are his own. If others rejoice he also rejoices if others are in distress? he also is distressed. His heart is so much expanded that he feels for all. Jealousy? narrowness of heart? pettymindedness? the idea of separateness? all barriers that separate man from man? prejudices of all sorts and dislike for others -- all vanished in toto. He has cosmic love. He is a cosmic benefactor. He is the friend of all. This state of expansion is beyond description. One has to experience it for oneself. Such a devotee or aspirant attains supreme devotion to Me? the fourth or the highest of the four kinds of devotion mentioned in verse 16 of chapter VII? viz.? devotion of knowledge of the man of wisdom. (Cf.II.70)
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