Shloka 21

अव्यक्तकालमान-निर्णयः

Measures of Time from the Unmanifest; Creation, Elements, and the Primacy of Mind

Devanagari script

निर्मुच्यमान: पापेभ्यो घनेभ्य इव चन्द्रमा: । विरजा: कालमाकाडुक्षन्‌ धीरो धैर्येण सिद्धयति

Transliteration

nirmucyamānaḥ pāpebhyo ghanebhya iva candramāḥ | virajaḥ kālam ākāṅkṣan dhīro dhairyeṇa sidhyati ||

Translation

Như vầng trăng thoát khỏi lớp mây dày liền rực sáng bằng chính ánh quang của mình, cũng vậy, người kiên định—đã gột sạch tội lỗi, nội tâm trong suốt không vẩn đục—lặng lẽ đợi đúng thời bằng lòng nhẫn nại, rồi nhờ thế mà đạt thành tựu.

Word by Word

• निर्मुच्यमानः: being freed (from)
• निर्मुच्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मुच् (धातु, मुच् + निर्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपदभावे), passive present participle

• पापेभ्यः: from sins
• पापेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• घनेभ्यः: from clouds
• घनेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• चन्द्रमाः: the moon
• चन्द्रमाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विरजाः: stainless, pure
• विरजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आकाङ्क्षन्: awaiting, expecting
• आकाङ्क्षन्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकाङ्क्ष् (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (वर्तमानकाले), present active participle

• धीरः: the steadfast man
• धीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धैर्येण: by patience/fortitude
• धैर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सिध्यति: attains success/is accomplished
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

Speaker

हंस उवाच

Characters & Entities

• हंस (Haṃsa, the speaker)
• चन्द्रमा (the Moon)
• घन (dense clouds)
• काल (Time)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Purify oneself from wrongdoing and maintain steady patience; like the moon revealed when clouds disperse, inner radiance and success manifest naturally when impurity is removed and one waits for the right time without losing composure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Haṃsa teaches through a vivid comparison: the moon’s brightness becomes evident once clouds no longer cover it; similarly, a calm, disciplined person who has shed sin and become inwardly pure endures time with fortitude and reaches accomplishment.