अहो जनसमूहेऽपि न द्वैतं पश्यतो मम । अरण्यमिव संवृत्तं क्व रतिं करवाण्यहम् ॥
aho janasamūhe'pi na dvaitaṃ paśyato mama | araṇyamiva saṃvṛttaṃ kva ratiṃ karavāṇyaham ||
Oh! Even amid a crowd of people, since I see no duality, it has become like a forest to me. Where could I attach myself?
अहो! जन-समूह में भी द्वैत न देखने के कारण मेरे लिए यह वन के समान हो गया है। मैं कहाँ आसक्ति करूँ?
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
This is not loneliness but inner quiet: being among people without being pulled about by every opinion and attraction. One can be fully present with others and still be at rest inside.
यह अकेलापन नहीं, भीतरी शांति है: लोगों के बीच रहते हुए हर राय और आकर्षण से न खिंचना। हम दूसरों के साथ पूरी तरह उपस्थित रहकर भी भीतर से विश्राम में रह सकते हैं।
Janaka, newly awakened by Ashtavakra's teaching, says that, seeing no duality, even a crowd of people has become like a forest to him; where should he cling?