तस्मादनुभवायैव प्रसंचक्षीत यत्नतः । त्यजन्साधनतत्साध्यविरुद्धं शमनादिमान् ॥
tasmādanubhavāyaiva prasaṃcakṣīta yatnataḥ | tyajansādhanatatsādhyaviruddhaṃ śamanādimān ||
[Opponent:] Therefore, for the sake of direct experience, one should meditate with effort, endowed with calm and the like, giving up whatever opposes the means and what it is to achieve.
[विरोधी:] इसलिए अनुभव के लिए ही, शम आदि से युक्त होकर, साधन और उसके साध्य के विरोधी को त्यागते हुए, यत्नपूर्वक ध्यान करना चाहिए।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Calm, restraint and steady effort do help the mind; the coming reply does not reject these, it only denies that they manufacture the Self.
शान्ति, संयम और निरन्तर प्रयत्न मन की सहायता करते हैं; आगे का उत्तर इन्हें नकारता नहीं, केवल यह कहता है कि ये आत्मा को बनाते नहीं।
An opponent who holds that hearing 'Thou art That' is not enough and that repeated meditation (prasaṃkhyāna) on it is required concludes: one should meditate with effort, endowed with calm and self-control, avoiding whatever hinders the practice.