奥义书 · Mahā 4.37
॥
天城文
रमते धीर्यताप्राप्ते साध्वीवाऽन्तःपुराजिरे सा जीवन्मुक्ततोदेति स्वरूपानन्ददायिनी
转写 (IAST)
ramate dhīryatāprāpte sādhvīvā'ntaḥpurājire sā jīvanmuktatodeti svarūpānandadāyinī
逐字释义
梵语IAST释义
रमते धीः यता-अप्राप्तेramate dhīḥ yatā-aprāptethe reason rejoices, restrained, in the unattained; the understanding finds delight, subdued, at what was not received
साध्वी वा अन्तःपुर-अजिरेsādhvī vā antaḥpura-ajirelike a faithful wife in the inner court; just as a virtuous spouse in the inner yard
सा जीवन्मुक्तता उदेतिsā jīvanmuktatā udetithat liberation-in-life arises; that freedom while yet alive comes forth
स्वरूप-आनन्द-दायिनीsvarūpa-ānanda-dāyinībestowing the bliss of one's own nature; granting the delight of one's proper essence
译文
“When the restrained reason rejoices even in what has not come to it — as a faithful wife rejoices in the inner court — there arises liberation in life, bestowing the bliss of one's own nature.”
版本
aa77d1e4a07f · 发布于 2026年7月29日 06:29:20 UTC
可用语言RUEN用方向键翻颂
A homely comparison, and rare in this book for its warmth.
A faithful wife in the inner court does not pine for what is beyond the wall. She is well there — not because the walls are strong, but because she is not straining away.
The image deserves special note after the third chapter, where women were spoken of otherwise. Here a woman is the model of virtue, and that virtue is named sādhvī — the same word as the sādhu of the fourth gatekeeper.
The comparison's sense: rejoice where you stand, not where you are not admitted.
And the conclusion: from such contentment jīvanmuktatā — liberation in life — “arises”.
Arises of itself. It is not procured: it simply turns out that this is what it is. Contentment and freedom are one thing, seen from two sides.