निष्कलं निष्क्रियं शान्तं निरवद्यं निरञ्जनम् । अमृतस्य परं सेतुं दग्धेन्धनमिवानलम् ॥
niṣkalaṃ niṣkriyaṃ śāntaṃ niravadyaṃ nirañjanam | amṛtasya paraṃ setuṃ dagdhendhanamivānalam ||
Without parts, without action, at peace, without fault, without stain: the supreme bridge to immortality, like a fire whose fuel has been burnt away.
निष्कल (अखंड), निष्क्रिय, शांत, निर्दोष, निरंजन (निर्मल); अमृतत्व का परम सेतु, जिसका ईंधन जल चुका हो ऐसी (धुआँरहित) अग्नि के समान।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A fire that has burnt all its fuel glows quietly without smoke. Peace is like that: not excitement, but the clear stillness left when restless desire has burnt down.
जिस अग्नि का सारा ईंधन जल चुका, वह बिना धुएँ के शांत दमकती है। शांति ऐसी ही है: उत्तेजना नहीं, बल्कि बेचैन इच्छा के जल जाने के बाद बची स्वच्छ स्थिरता।
The sage describes the God to whom he takes refuge: partless, actionless, peaceful, flawless, stainless, the bridge to immortality, like a fire whose fuel has burnt out.