Hitam imam upadees`amaadriyantaam
Vihita nirasta samasta citta doosha
Bhava sukha virataaha, Pra`as`aanta,
S`ruti rasikaa yatayee Mumukshavayee.
GIST
Let (Sankaracharya wishes that) the ascetics
1) whose dirt-filled minds are cleansed of the impurities by listening to these philosophical precepts
2) who have renounced all their comforts and luxuries
3) whose minds are serene
4) who are connoisseurs of knowing the secrets of scriptures
implement these precepts.
Bloggers OBSERVATIONS
This verse of expressing wish, I regard as very fine, because it does not promise cleansing of secretly commited sins or ascendence to non-existent heavenly abodes. Besides, it lays emphasis on implementing and practising what is heard and read.
GLOSSARY
Bhava Sukha : worldly pleasures, family comforts. The word "bhava" has several meanings.
Mumukshu : One who wants liberation (mooksha) intensely.
Citta doosha : Impurities of mind. Citta = mind; doosha = defects, impurities.
Upadees`am : Precept.
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