अचिन्त्यं चिन्त्यमानोऽपि चिन्तारूपं भजत्यसौ । त्यक्त्वा तद्भावनं तस्मादेवमेवाहमास्थितः ॥
acintyaṃ cintyamāno'pi cintārūpaṃ bhajatyasau | tyaktvā tadbhāvanaṃ tasmādevamevāhamāsthitaḥ ||
Even one who thinks about the unthinkable is only taking up the form of a thought. Therefore, giving up that contemplation, I remain just as I am.
जो अचिंत्य का चिंतन करता है, वह भी चिंतन का ही रूप धारण करता है। इसलिए उस भावना को भी छोड़कर मैं ऐसे ही स्थित हूँ।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The deepest truth cannot be captured in a thought, however holy. At some point even trying to think it has to be set down.
सबसे गहरा सत्य किसी विचार में नहीं पकड़ा जा सकता, चाहे वह कितना भी पवित्र हो। कभी न कभी उसे सोचने की कोशिश भी छोड़नी पड़ती है।
Janaka, describing his own realisation to his teacher Ashtavakra, explains how he has come to rest: even meditating on the unthinkable turns it into a thought, so he has dropped that too.