Shloka 102
Womb-Suffering and the Path to Liberation
Dialogue of Wisdom, Meditation, and Discernment
आत्मवांस्त्वं स्थिरो भूत्वा निरातंको विकल्पितः । यथा दीपो निवातस्थः कज्जलं वमते स्थिरः
ātmavāṃstvaṃ sthiro bhūtvā nirātaṃko vikalpitaḥ | yathā dīpo nivātasthaḥ kajjalaṃ vamate sthiraḥ
ຈົ່ງເປັນຜູ້ຄອງຕົນ ແລະຕັ້ງໝັ້ນໃຫ້ມັ່ນຄົງ ປອດຈາກຄວາມກັງວົນ ແລະຄວາມລັງເລ. ເພາະດັ່ງໂຄມໄຟທີ່ວາງໃນບ່ອນບໍ່ມີລົມ ເມື່ອນິ່ງສະຫງົບຍ່ອມຄາຍຂີ້ຄວັນອອກ; ຄວາມມັ່ນຄົງກໍຂັບໄລ່ມົນທິນໃນໃຈໄດ້ເຊັ່ນກັນ.
Unspecified (context not provided in input; likely a senior sage instructing a listener in a dialogue frame)
Concept: Steadiness of mind (sthairya) removes inner impurity just as a steady lamp in a windless place expels soot; anxiety and wavering are obstacles to purification.
Application: Create a 'nirvāta' environment daily: fixed time for japa/reading, reduce sensory agitation, and return to one chosen practice when the mind wavers.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet hermitage interior where a single oil lamp burns perfectly steady in a windless alcove, its flame upright and unwavering. Wisps of dark soot curl away and dissolve into a soft halo of light, symbolizing impurities leaving the heart as the meditator sits calm nearby.","primary_figures":["a serene sage/aspirant (yogin)","symbolic oil lamp (dīpa)"],"setting":"forest āśrama hut with clay walls, a small niche for the lamp, meditation mat, minimal ritual vessels","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["lamp-gold","smoke-charcoal","sandalwood-beige","deep indigo","copper-brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a tranquil āśrama shrine corner with a perfectly steady brass oil lamp in a windless niche, thick gold-leaf halo around the flame, a seated yogin with folded hands and calm eyes, rich maroon and emerald textiles, ornate borders, gem-studded lamp base, symbolic soot rendered as dark curls dissolving into gold radiance.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate hermitage room with delicate linework, a small steady lamp on a low wooden stand, thin smoke trails like calligraphy, a contemplative yogin seated on a simple rug, cool twilight blues and soft ochres, subtle forest glimpses through a window, refined facial features and lyrical stillness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, a central upright flame with stylized aureole, the yogin seated in padmāsana with simplified ornaments, warm red-yellow-green palette, temple-wall texture, soot depicted as rhythmic dark motifs leaving the lamp and fading into a luminous background.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional still-life centered on a golden lamp with lotus motifs around it, intricate floral borders, peacocks perched quietly, deep blue background with gold highlights, the yogin small and reverent at the side, soot transformed into decorative dark swirls that become lotus petals—purification motif."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","gentle silence","faint night insects","lamp crackle"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: आत्मवांस्त्वं = आत्मवान् + त्वम्; निरातंको = निरातङ्कः (visarga before v- often written without); निवातस्थः = निवात-स्थः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष); कज्जलं = कज्जलम्
FAQs
It advises cultivating steadiness and self-possession, reducing anxiety and indecision so that mental impurities are naturally expelled.
A lamp protected from wind burns steadily; the simile highlights that when the mind is not agitated, it becomes clear and can throw out its “soot”—inner defilements.
Act from a stable, disciplined mind rather than from fear or wavering; inner stability supports clear judgment and righteous conduct.