उपनिषद् · Yogakuṇḍalinī 2.47
॥
देवनागरी
यथा सुषुप्तिर्बालानां यथा भावस्तथा भवेत् । न सदा मथनं शस्तं मासे मासे समाचरेत्
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
yathā suṣuptirbālānāṃ yathā bhāvastathā bhavet | na sadā mathanaṃ śastaṃ māse māse samācaret
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
यथा सुषुप्तिः बालानांyathā suṣuptiḥ bālānāṃas is the deep sleep of children
यथा भावः तथा भवेत्yathā bhāvaḥ tathā bhavetas is the state, so let it be
न सदा मथनं शस्तंna sadā mathanaṃ śastaṃnot always is churning praiseworthy
मासे मासे समाचरेत्māse māse samācaretmonth by month shall he perform it
अनुवाद
"As is the deep sleep of children — as is the state, so let it be. Not always is churning praiseworthy: month by month shall he perform it".
संस्करण
bbba03ae079d · प्रकाशित 12 अग॰ 2026, 5:00:00 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
A simile is given, and it is among the most beautiful in this book: yatha sushuptir balanam, "as is the deep sleep of children." The state is described not through light, not through emptiness, and not through power, but through a child's sleep. This simile is precise and available to anyone. A sleeping child does not sleep by half and is not troubled: he sleeps wholly, without remainder, and his face at such a time is what an adult's never is.
That is, the sought-for is named not tension, but complete, trusting letting-go. The Vaishnava side is not indifferent to this image, and it is everywhere in her. An infant in arms, a sleeping child, a babe being carried — all these images mean for her one thing: sharanagati, the surrender of oneself, in which a man ceases to hold himself up, because he is held.
The Bhagavatam says of Prahlada that amid torments he was calm as a child; and this comparison recurs constantly in her books. It is worth adding the second half of the line: na sada mathanam shastam, "not always is churning praiseworthy," but month by month. Again a ceiling above, discussed when reading the first chapter (1.55): it is said not only "do," but also "not always."