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Vivekachudamani 1.450

1.450 Guru to Disciple

न नभो घटयोगेन सुरागन्धेन लिप्यते । तथात्मोपाधियोगेन तद्धर्मैर्नैव लिप्यते ॥

na nabho ghaṭayogena surāgandhena lipyate | tathātmopādhiyogena taddharmairnaiva lipyate ||

Space is not tainted by the smell of wine because it is in contact with the jar. So too the Self, though joined with its adjuncts, is never tainted by their qualities.

घड़े के संयोग से आकाश मदिरा की गंध से लिप्त नहीं होता; उसी प्रकार उपाधियों के संयोग से आत्मा उनके धर्मों से कभी लिप्त नहीं होता।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Moods, habits and the body's states belong to the container, not to the awareness that holds them. Your mistakes and moods do not stain what you most deeply are.

मनोदशाएँ, आदतें और शरीर की अवस्थाएँ पात्र की हैं, उन्हें धारण करने वाली चेतना की नहीं। आपकी भूलें और मनोदशाएँ आपके गहरे स्वरूप को मैला नहीं करतीं।

The guru gives the image of a jar: the space inside a wine jar is not tainted by the wine's smell; so the Self is untainted by its adjuncts.

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