Shloka 12

Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi

Devanagari script

आत्मवत् सर्वभूतानां हितायैव प्रवर्तनम् अहिंसैषा समाख्याता या चात्मज्ञानसिद्धिदा

Transliteration

ātmavat sarvabhūtānāṃ hitāyaiva pravartanam ahiṃsaiṣā samākhyātā yā cātmajñānasiddhidā

Translation

Bertindak demi kebajikan semua makhluk, dengan memandang mereka sebagai Diri sendiri—itulah sahaja yang diisytiharkan sebagai ahiṃsā (tidak mencederakan). Dan ahiṃsā itulah yang mengurniakan pencapaian pengetahuan Diri, menuntun paśu menuju Pati, Tuhan Śiva.

Word by Word

• आत्मवत्: as oneself, with the sense of ‘as the Self’

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings

• हिताय: for welfare, for benefit

• एव: indeed, alone

• प्रवर्तनम्: conduct, engagement in action

• अहिंसा: non-injury, non-harming

• एषा: this

• समाख्याता: is declared, is defined

• या: which

• च: and

• आत्मज्ञान: Self-knowledge

• सिद्धिदा: bestower of attainment, giver of realization

Speaker

Suta Goswami