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Ashtavakra Gita 19.1

19.1 Janaka to Ashtavakra

तत्त्वविज्ञानसन्दंशमादाय हृदयोदरात् । नानाविधपरामर्शशल्योद्धारः कृतो मया ॥

tattvavijñānasandaṃśamādāya hṛdayodarāt | nānāvidhaparāmarśaśalyoddhāraḥ kṛto mayā ||

Taking the tongs of the knowledge of truth, I have pulled out from the depths of my heart the thorn of all kinds of opinions and judgements.

तत्त्व-ज्ञान की चिमटी लेकर मैंने हृदय की गहराई से तरह-तरह के विचारों और मान्यताओं का काँटा निकाल दिया है।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Many of our pains are opinions lodged inside us like thorns: what others should be, what life owes us, what we must prove. Seeing clearly can draw them out one by one, and the relief is real.

हमारे बहुत से दुख भीतर अटकी राय हैं, काँटों की तरह: दूसरों को कैसा होना चाहिए, जीवन हमें क्या देना चाहिए, हमें क्या सिद्ध करना है। साफ़ देखना इन्हें एक-एक कर निकाल सकता है, और उससे सच्ची राहत मिलती है।

Janaka, at rest in his own nature after Ashtavakra's teaching, tells his teacher that with the tongs of true knowledge he has pulled out the thorns of his many opinions from deep within his heart.

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