Verse 21

Kshurika

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तपोविजितचित्तस्तु निःशब्दं देशमास्थितः । निःसङ्गतत्त्वयोगज्ञो निरपेक्षः शनैः शनैः ॥२१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तपः-विजित-चित्तः । तु । निःशब्दम् । देशम् । आस्थितः । निःसङ्ग-तत्त्व-योग-ज्ञः । निरपेक्षः । शनैः । शनैः ।

IAST Transliteration

tapovijitacittas tu niḥśabdaṃ deśam āsthitaḥ | niḥsaṅgatattvayogajño nirapekṣaḥ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ ||21||

Translation

But one whose mind has been conquered by austerity (tapas), having taken refuge in a soundless place, knowing the yoga of the reality of non-attachment, and being without dependence, proceeds gradually, step by step.

Academic Translation

But one whose mind has been conquered by austerity, having resorted to a soundless place, knowing the yoga of the reality of non-attachment, and being without dependence, [proceeds] gradually, step by step.

Verse Context

• Vairāgya (non-attachment) and tapas as disciplines supporting mokṣa-oriented knowledge
• Mahavakya: Indirect: describes sādhana (tapas, silence, non-attachment) that prepares adhikāritva for mahāvākya inquiry and realization (e.g., ‘ayam ātmā brahma’).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (śloka meter)