Sloka 139
Sloka 139
Sloka (श्लोक)
अखण्डनित्याद्वयबोधशक्त्या स्फुरन्तमात्मानमनन्तवैभवम् । समावृणोत्यावृतिशक्तिरेषा तमोमयी राहुरिवार्कबिम्बम् ॥ १३९ ॥
पदच्छेद / Padaccheda
अखण्ड-नित्य-अद्वय-बोध-शक्त्या
स्फुरन्तम् आत्मानम् अनन्त-वैभवम् ।
समावृणोति आवृति-शक्तिः एषा
तमोमयी राहुः इव अर्क-बिम्बम् ॥
Transliteration (लिप्यांतरण)
akhaṇḍa-nitya-advaya-bodha-śaktyā
sphurantaṁ ātmānam ananta-vaibhavam |
samāvṛṇoti āvṛti-śaktiḥ eṣā
tamomayī rāhuḥ iva arka-bimbam || 139 ||
Translation (अनुवाद)
This veiling power, like Rahu (eclipse) obscuring the solar disc, conceals the ever-shining, infinite majesty of the self endowed with undivided, eternal, non-dual consciousness.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय के साथ शब्दार्थ)
| Sanskrit (संस्कृत) | English Meaning (अर्थ) | Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ) |
|---|---|---|
| अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa) | undivided | अखंड |
| नित्य (nitya) | eternal | नित्य |
| अद्वय (advaya) | non-dual | अद्वैत |
| बोध (bodha) | consciousness | चेतना |
| शक्त्या (śaktyā) | by the power | शक्ति से |
| स्फुरन्तम् (sphurantaṁ) | shining | स्फुरणशील |
| आत्मानम् (ātmānam) | the self | आत्मा |
| अनन्त (ananta) | infinite | अनंत |
| वैभवम् (vaibhavam) | majesty | वैभव |
| समावृणोति (samāvṛṇoti) | conceals | छुपाती है |
| आवृति (āvṛti) | veiling | आच्छादन |
| शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) | power | शक्ति |
| एषा (eṣā) | this | यह |
| तमोमयी (tamomayī) | comprised of darkness | अंधकारमयी |
| राहुः (rāhuḥ) | Rahu (mythological eclipse demon) | राहु |
| इव (iva) | like | जैसे |
| अर्क (arka) | sun | सूर्य |
| बिम्बम् (bimbam) | disc | प्रतिबिंब |
कर्ता-क्रिया-विधान / S-V-O Tuples
| कर्ता (Subject) | क्रिया (Verb) | विधान (Object) | अंग्रेज़ी अनुवाद / English Translation | हिंदी अनुवाद / Hindi Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| आवृति-शक्तिः (the veiling power) | समावृणोति (conceals) | आत्मानम् (the self) | The veiling power conceals the self. | आवृति शक्ति आत्मा को छुपाती है। |
| राहुः (Rahu) | समावृणोति (conceals) | अर्क बिम्बम् (solar disc) | Rahu conceals the solar disc. | राहु सूर्य के प्रतिबिंब को छुपाता है। |
Important Concepts (महत्वपूर्ण अवधारणाएँ)
Categories (वर्गीकरण)
- Advaita (Non-Duality)
- Spiritual Obscuration (Māyā)
- Consciousness
Commentary (टीका)
This verse delves into the concept of *māyā* and *āvṛti*, the veiling power that obscures the true nature of the self. The self or *ātman* is described as eternally undivided (akhaṇḍa), with non-dual consciousness (advaya-bodha) and infinite (ananta) majesty (vaibhava). However, similar to how Rāhu eclipses the sun, this veiling power made of darkness (tamomayī) hides the radiant self. This metaphor highlights the ignorance that prevents individuals from realizing their true spiritual essence. The sloka encourages seekers to recognize and transcend this veiling to experience the full grandeur of the ātman.