Shloka 59

Devanagari script

यही वह पराकाष्छठा, यही वह परम कला, यही वह परम सिद्धि और यही वह परम गति हैं एवं यही वह परम शान्ति और वह परम आनन्द भी हैं, जिसको पाकर योगीजन अपनेको कृतकृत्य मानते हैं ।। इयं तुष्टिरियं सिद्धिरियं श्रुतिरियं स्मृति: । अध्यात्मगतिरिष्टानां विदुषां प्राप्तिरव्यया

Translation

This is the highest culmination; this is the supreme excellence; this is the supreme attainment, and this is the supreme destination. This too is the supreme peace and the highest bliss: having gained it, the yogins deem themselves fulfilled in all that had to be done. This is contentment; this is accomplishment; this is Śruti (revealed hearing) and this is Smṛti (remembered tradition). This is the inward spiritual course of devotees, and the imperishable acquisition of the wise.

Word by Word

इयम्this

तुष्टिःcontentment/satisfaction

इयम्this

सिद्धिःattainment/perfection

इयम्this

श्रुतिःhearing/learning; (scriptural) revelation

इयम्this

स्मृतिःmemory; tradition

अध्यात्मगतिःthe course/goal in (or leading to) the Self/spiritual path

इष्टानाम्of the desired/approved (persons)

विदुषाम्of the wise/learned

प्राप्तिःattainment

अव्ययाimperishable/unchanging (by/with the imperishable)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes