यः सहस्रं सहस्राणां पक्षान्संतत्य संपतेत् । मध्यमे मध्य आगच्छेदपि चेत्स्यान्मनोजवः । योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥
yaḥ sahasraṃ sahasrāṇāṃ pakṣānsaṃtatya saṃpatet | madhyame madhya āgacchedapi cetsyānmanojavaḥ | yoginastaṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam ||
Even if one spread his wings a thousand thousand times and flew on, though he were swift as the mind, he would come [only] to the centre within the centre. The yogins see that eternal Lord.
कोई हज़ारों-हज़ार बार पंख फैलाकर उड़ता रहे, मन जितना तेज़ भी हो, तो भी वह (अंत में) केंद्र के भीतर के केंद्र तक ही पहुँचेगा। योगी उसी सनातन भगवान का दर्शन करते हैं।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
No amount of running, travelling or searching outside brings you to what you are looking for; it is at the centre of yourself. The search ends by turning inward.
बाहर कितना भी दौड़ें, घूमें या खोजें, जो ढूँढ रहे हैं वहाँ नहीं पहुँचते; वह आपके ही केंद्र में है। खोज भीतर मुड़ने पर पूरी होती है।
Sanatsujata says that even a bird spreading its wings a thousand thousand times and flying as fast as the mind would only arrive at the centre within the centre: the Lord is found within, not by travelling.