The Song Of Life:36. Man Of Steady Mind Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

The Song Of Life:36. Man Of Steady Mind

Unshaken mind, grief be or sorrows,
And untouched when happy time follows,
Free from likes and dislikes,
From fear and rage that strikes,
As sage of a tranquil mind one knows.|| 2.56 ||

Here is the transliteration with the meanings of Sanskrit words:

duhkheśhu an-udvignamanāh sukheśhu vigata-spŗhah |
vīta raga bhaya krodhah: sthitadhīh munih uchyate ||

duhkheśhu: in misfortune, in miseries, in adversity
an-udvigna-: (who is)unpurturbed, free from anxiety
manāh: of mind
sukheśhu: in happiness, in pleasures, in good times
vigata-spŗhah: (all gone-desires) , gone is whose thirst for pleasures
vīta-: free from; who has transcended
rāga-:blind attachment, passion, likes and dislikes
bhaya-: fear
krodhah:anger, wrath, rage
sthitadhīh:(steady-intellect) , of steady mind/intellect
munih1: ascetic, sage, seer (who observes silence) , recluse
uchyate: (he)is called

A man of steady state of mind is defined here.

1. munih: The word has come from mauna, meaning, silence as observed by a person. From mauna has come mauni, and muni. The former means one who remains silent, quiet and peaceful. muni remains peaceful for long periods and his silence is not merely external. And yet he remains actively thoughtful, rather contemplative in meditation.

Topic: sage, silent, anger

Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: anger,meditation,silence
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Godhra - Gujarat
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