सति सक्तो नरो याति सद्भावं ह्येकनिष्ठया । कीटको भ्रमरं ध्यायन्भ्रमरत्वाय कल्पते ॥
sati sakto naro yāti sadbhāvaṃ hyekaniṣṭhayā | kīṭako bhramaraṃ dhyāyanbhramaratvāya kalpate ||
A person devoted to the real reaches the state of the real through single-pointed devotion, just as the worm, meditating on the bee, becomes fit to turn into a bee.
सत् में आसक्त मनुष्य एकनिष्ठा से सत्-भाव को प्राप्त हो जाता है, जैसे कीड़ा भौंरे का ध्यान करते-करते भौंरा बनने योग्य हो जाता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
We become what we dwell on. Whatever you give steady attention to slowly shapes who you are, so choose it well.
हम वही बनते जाते हैं जिस पर मन टिकाते हैं। जिस चीज़ पर आप लगातार ध्यान देते हैं, वह धीरे-धीरे आपको गढ़ती है, इसलिए उसे सोच-समझकर चुनें।
The guru continues teaching the disciple in the Vivekachudamani (attributed to Shankaracharya): he says that one devoted to the real becomes the real through single-minded focus, as the insect meditating on the bee is said to become a bee.