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Vivekachudamani 1.75

1.75 Guru to Disciple

य एषु मूढा विषयेषु बद्धा । रागोरुपाशेन सुदुर्दमेन । आयान्ति निर्यान्त्यध ऊर्ध्वमुच्चैः । स्वकर्मदूतेन जवेन नीताः ॥

ya eṣu mūḍhā viṣayeṣu baddhā | rāgorupāśena sudurdamena | āyānti niryāntyadha ūrdhvamuccaiḥ | svakarmadūtena javena nītāḥ ||

Those deluded ones who are bound to these sense objects by the strong, hard-to-break rope of attachment come and go, down, up and higher, carried swiftly by the messenger of their own karma.

जो मूढ़ इन विषयों में आसक्ति की मज़बूत, कठिनाई से टूटने वाली रस्सी से बँधे हैं, वे अपने ही कर्म रूपी दूत द्वारा वेग से ले जाए जाते हुए नीचे-ऊपर आते-जाते रहते हैं।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

When we are tied to wanting, our own choices keep throwing us up and down, from highs to lows. The rope is attachment, and the momentum is of our own making.

जब हम चाह से बँधे होते हैं, तो हमारे ही चुनाव हमें ऊपर-नीचे पटकते रहते हैं। रस्सी आसक्ति है, और यह वेग हमारा अपना बनाया हुआ है।

The guru describes how those bound to sense objects by attachment are driven up and down through births by their own actions.

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