न विक्षेपो न चैकाग्र्यं नातिबोधो न मूढता । न सुखं न च वा दुःखमुपशान्तस्य योगिनः ॥
na vikṣepo na caikāgryaṃ nātibodho na mūḍhatā | na sukhaṃ na ca vā duḥkhamupaśāntasya yoginaḥ ||
For the yogi who is fully at peace there is no distraction and no one-pointedness, no surplus of knowing and no dullness, no pleasure and no pain.
पूरी तरह शांत हुए योगी के लिए न विक्षेप है न एकाग्रता, न अधिक ज्ञान न मूढ़ता, न सुख न दुःख।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
We judge our days by whether we were focused or scattered, sharp or dull, happy or sad. There is a deeper ease that does not depend on which of these is passing through.
हम अपने दिन को इससे आँकते हैं कि हम एकाग्र थे या बिखरे, तेज़ थे या सुस्त, खुश थे या उदास। एक गहरी सहजता है जो इस पर निर्भर नहीं कि इनमें से क्या गुज़र रहा है।
Ashtavakra teaches Janaka in the final chapter on peace (shanti): he says that for the yogi who is fully at peace there is neither distraction nor concentration, neither excess knowing nor dullness, neither pleasure nor pain.