Sloka 571
Sloka 571
Sloka (श्लोक)
बन्धञ्च मोक्षञ्च मृषैव मूढा बुद्धेर्गुणं वस्तुनि कल्पयन्ति । दृगावृतिं मेघकृतां यथा रवौ यतोऽद्वयासङ्गचिदेतदक्षरम् ॥ ५७१ ॥
पदच्छेद / Padaccheda
बन्धं च मोक्षं च मृषा एव मूढाः बुद्धेः गुणं वस्तुनि कल्पयन्ति दृक्-आवृतिं मेघकृतां यथा रवौ यतः अद्वय-असङ्ग-चित्-एतत्-अक्षरम्
Transliteration (लिप्यांतरण)
bandhaṁ ca mokṣaṁ ca mṛṣaiva mūḍhā buddher guṇaṁ vastuni kalpayanti | dṛg-āvṛtiṁ meghakṛtāṁ yathā ravau yato 'dvayāsaṅgacidetadakṣaram || 571 ||
Translation (अनुवाद)
The deluded imagine bondage and liberation in the non-dual reality, just like perceiving a cloud covering the sun, although it is inherently limitless consciousness.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय के साथ शब्दार्थ)
| Sanskrit (संस्कृत) | English Meaning (अर्थ) | Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ) |
|---|---|---|
| बन्धं (bandhaṁ) | bondage | बंधन |
| च (ca) | and | तथा |
| मोक्षं (mokṣaṁ) | liberation | मुक्ति |
| च (ca) | and | तथा |
| मृषा (mṛṣā) | false | मिथ्या |
| एव (eva) | indeed | वास्तव में |
| मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) | deluded ones | मूर्ख |
| बुद्धेः (buddheḥ) | of intellect | बुद्धि के |
| गुणं (guṇaṁ) | quality | गुण |
| वस्तुनि (vastuni) | in the object | वस्तु में |
| कल्पयन्ति (kalpayanti) | imagine | कल्पना करते हैं |
| दृक्-आवृतिं (dṛk-āvṛtiṁ) | covering of vision | दृष्टि की आवृत्ति |
| मेघकृतां (meghakṛtāṁ) | created by clouds | मेघों द्वारा निर्मित |
| यथा (yathā) | as | जैसे |
| रवौ (ravau) | on the sun | सूर्य पर |
| यतः (yataḥ) | since | क्योंकि |
| अद्वय-असङ्ग-चित्-एतत् (advaya-asaṅga-cit-etat) | this non-dual unattached consciousness | यह अद्वितीय असंग चैतन्य |
| अक्षरम् (akṣaram) | imperishable | अक्षर |
कर्ता-क्रिया-विधान / S-V-O Tuples
| कर्ता (Subject) | क्रिया (Verb) | विधान (Object) | अंग्रेज़ी अनुवाद / English Translation | हिंदी अनुवाद / Hindi Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| मूढाः (deluded ones) | कल्पयन्ति (imagine) | बन्धञ्च मोक्षञ्च (bondage and liberation) | The deluded ones imagine bondage and liberation. | मूर्ख बंधन और मुक्ति की कल्पना करते हैं। |
| मूढाः (deluded ones) | कल्पयन्ति (imagine) | बुद्धेर्गुणम् (quality of intellect) | The deluded ones imagine the quality of intellect in the object. | मूर्ख बुद्धि के गुण को वस्तु में कल्पित करते हैं। |
| मेघकृताम् (created by clouds) | दृष्ट्याः आवृतिं (covering of vision) | रवौ (on the sun) | The covering of vision created by clouds is on the sun. | मेघों द्वारा दृष्टि की आवृत्ति सूर्य पर है। |
Important Concepts (महत्वपूर्ण अवधारणाएँ)
Categories (वर्गीकरण)
- Non-duality
- Illusion
- Consciousness
Commentary (टीका)
This sloka reveals the ignorance inherent in perceiving duality where there is only non-dual reality. The concept of bondage (*bandha*) and liberation (*mokṣa*) are seen as false constructs imagined by the deluded intellect. This is comparable to the illusion of clouds covering the sun, where in reality, the sun remains unaffected. The verse emphasizes the undifferentiated nature of consciousness, referred to as advaya (non-dual) and asaṅga (unattached), reinforcing that ultimate reality is beyond dualistic perceptions of bondage and liberation. This insight is essential for understanding Vedantic philosophy which advocates for the realization of one's true nature as limitless consciousness (cit).