svarṇaṁ yathā grāvasu hema-kāraḥ
svarṇaṁ yathā grāvasu hema-kāraḥ
kṣetreṣu yogais tad-abhijña āpnuyāt
kṣetreṣu deheṣu tathātma-yogair
adhyātma-vid brahma-gatiṁ labheta
As the expert miner obtains gold from the rocks in the mine by various processes, the knower of adhyātmā attains the Paramātmā in the body by methods of realizing ātmā.
“Where does this Paramātmā exist?” He exists in the body. The method of attaining him is explained through an example. Just as the miner who knows the method obtains gold by methods such as heating taught by his teacher from rocks in the gold mine, so the knower of ātmā attains Paramātmā by methods for realizing ātmā, such as contemplation, in the field of the body.
|| 7.7.22 ||
aṣṭau prakṛtayaḥ proktās
traya eva hi tad-guṇāḥ
vikārāḥ ṣoḍaśācāryaiḥ
pumān ekaḥ samanvayāt
The ācāryas describe eight elements, the three guṇas, and the sixteen elements and as well as the one ātmā, which remains there by its relationship.
The knower of adhyātmā was mentioned. What is the adhyātmā? One and a half verses explain this. The eight are prakṛti, mahat-tattva, ahaṅkāra, and the five tan-mātras. The three are its transformations of sattva, rajas and tamas. The sixteen are the eleven senses and the five gross elements. These are described by person like Kapila. The ātmā is the one entity. The ātmā exists there by its relationship (samanvayāt). Or it can mean “being constantly present there.” At stands for atati, to go.
|| 7.7.23 ||
dehas tu sarva-saṅghāto
jagat tasthur iti dvidhā
atraiva mṛgyaḥ puruṣo
neti netīty atat tyajan
The body is a combination of all these. There are two types of bodies: moving and non-moving. One should search out the Paramātmā within the body by rejecting what is different from the Paramātmā.
The combination of all of these produces the moving and non-moving bodies like men and trees. In the body, the Paramātmā should be sought out. The method is described. One should reject what is different from the Paramātmā. By rejecting everything else, one should seek out Paramātmā.
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