| 11. Those who
strive, endued with Yoga, perceive Him dwelling in the self ; though striving
those of unrefined self, devoid of wisdom, perceive Him not.Those who strive,
well balanced in their mind, behold Him, the Self, dwelling in their own
mind (buddhi): they recognize Him, This I am: But though striving to know
Ihim by means of proper authorities such as the scriptures (sastra), men
of unrefined selfwhose self (mind) has not been regenerated by austerity
(tapas) and subjugation of the senses, who have not abandoned their evil
ways, whose pride has not been subdued; behold Him not. Immanence of the
Lord, (1) as the allillumining Light of Consciousness.That Goal (the Supreme
Self) which even such luminaries as fire and sun, the illuminators of all,
do not illumine: which having reached, the seekers of moksha never return
towards samsara ; of which the Jivas (individual souls) are only parts.
manifesting themselves in conformity to the upadhis, as the akasa (space)
in a jar is but a portion of the allpervading akasa; with a view to show
that that Goal is the essence of all and the real basis (i.e. object) of
all experience, the Lord proceeds in the next four verses to give a brief
summary of His manifestations. |
