Word meanings
- jñāna
- knowledge
- vijñāna
- realized knowledge, wisdom from within
- tṛpta ātmā
- one fully satisfied
- kūṭa-sthaḥ
- undisturbed
- vijita-indriyaḥ
- one who has conquered the senses
- yuktaḥ
- one who is in constant communion with the Supreme
- iti
- thus
- ucyate
- is said
- yogī
- a yogi
- sama
- looks equally
- loṣṭra
- pebbles
- aśma
- stone
- kāñcanaḥ
- gold
Translations
The Yogi who is satisfied with the knowledge and wisdom of the Self, who has conquered the senses, and to whom a clod of earth, a piece of stone, and gold are all the same, is said to have attained Nirvikalpa Samadhi.
He who desires nothing but wisdom and spiritual insight, who has conquered his senses, and who looks upon a lump of earth, a stone, and fine gold with the same eye, is a real saint.
One whose mind is satisfied with knowledge and realization, who is unmoved, who has his organs under control, is said to be Self-absorbed. The yogi treats all alike, a lump of earth, a stone, and gold.
जिसका अन्तःकरण ज्ञान-विज्ञानसे तृप्त है, जो कूटकी तरह निर्विकार है, जितेन्द्रिय है और मिट्टीके ढेले, पत्थर तथा स्वर्णमें समबुद्धिवाला है -- ऐसा योगी युक्त (योगारूढ़) कहा जाता है।Commentary
Jnana is Paroksha-Jnana or theoretical knowledge from the study of the scriptures. Vijnana is Visesha Jnana or Aparoksha Jnana, i.e., direct knowledge of the Self through Selfrealisation (spiritual experience or Anubhava). Kutastha means changeless like the anvil. Various kinds of iron pieces are hammered and shaped on the anvil, but the anvil remains unchanged. Even so the Yogi remains unshaken or unchanged or unaffected though he comes in contact with the senseobjects. So he is called Kutastha.
Kutastha is another name of Brahman, the silent witness of the mind. (Cf.V.18VI.18)