शुद्धमद्वयमात्मानं भावयन्ति कुबुद्धयः । न तु जानन्ति संमोहाद्यावज्जीवमनिर्वृताः ॥
śuddhamadvayamātmānaṃ bhāvayanti kubuddhayaḥ | na tu jānanti saṃmohādyāvajjīvamanirvṛtāḥ ||
People of poor understanding meditate on the pure, non-dual Self, but out of delusion they do not know it, and stay unfulfilled their whole lives.
कुबुद्धि लोग शुद्ध अद्वय आत्मा की भावना करते हैं, पर मोह के कारण उसे जानते नहीं, और जीवन भर अतृप्त रहते हैं।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Imagining the Self as an idea to concentrate on is not the same as knowing it. Treating it as an object keeps it at a distance.
आत्मा को ध्यान की एक कल्पना बना लेना उसे जानने के समान नहीं। उसे एक वस्तु मान लेने से वह दूर ही रहती है।
Ashtavakra teaches Janaka in the final chapter on peace (shanti): he says the dull-minded meditate on the pure non-dual Self, but through delusion never know it and remain unfulfilled all their lives.