येन विश्वमिदं दृष्टं स नास्तीति करोतु वै । निर्वासनः किं कुरुते पश्यन्नपि न पश्यति ॥
yena viśvamidaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ sa nāstīti karotu vai | nirvāsanaḥ kiṃ kurute paśyannapi na paśyati ||
Let one who has seen this world as real go on saying 'it does not exist'. What does the one without latent desires do? Even while seeing, he does not see.
जिसने इस संसार को (सत्य मानकर) देखा है, वह भले कहता रहे कि 'यह नहीं है'। वासना-रहित क्या करे? वह देखते हुए भी नहीं देखता।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Fighting a craving by constantly telling yourself it doesn't matter keeps it alive. When the pull is truly gone, there is nothing to fight.
किसी लालसा से लड़ते रहना, बार-बार खुद से कहना कि 'यह कुछ नहीं', उसे ज़िंदा रखता है। जब खिंचाव सच में चला जाता है, तब लड़ने को कुछ नहीं रहता।
Ashtavakra teaches Janaka in the final chapter on peace (shanti): he contrasts one who has seen the world and so must deny it, with the one without latent desires, who sees yet does not see.