Shloka
द्घ
षड्भिरूर्मिभिरयोगि योगिहृ -
द्भावितं न करणैर्विभावितम् ।
बुद्ध्यवेद्यमनवद्यभूति य -
द्ब्रह्म तत्त्वमसि भावयात्मनि ॥ २५७ ॥
dgha
ṣaḍbhirūrmibhirayogi yogihṛ -
dbhāvitaṃ na karaṇairvibhāvitam ;
buddhyavedyamanavadyabhūti ya -
dbrahma tattvamasi bhāvayātmani . 257 .
Anvaya
- अयोगिayogi
- Unrelated
- षड्भिः ऊर्मिभिःṣaḍbhiḥ ūrmibhiḥ
- with the six waves
- योगि–हृद्–भावितंyogi–hṛd–bhāvitaṃ
- that which is meditated upon by yogi–s in their hearts
- करणैःkaraṇaiḥ
- with senses
- न विभावितम्na vibhāvitam
- not perceived
- बुद्धि–अवेद्यम्buddhi–avedyam
- not known to the intellect
- अनवद्य–भूतिanavadya–bhūti
- unquestioned lordship
- यद् ब्रह्मyad brahma
- that which is Brahman
- तत् त्वम् असिtat tvam asi
- That you are
- भावय आत्मनिbhāvaya ātmani
- meditate thus in your mind
Translation
Brahman is untouched by the six waves (hunger and thirst, joy and sorrow, old age and death); it is meditated upon by yogi–s in their hearts; not perceived by the senses; not known to the intellect and it is of unquestioned lordship. You are That Brahman, meditate thus in your mind.
Annotation
1) The physical and emotional ups and downs, rising and falling like waves are hunger, thirst, joy, sorrow, old age and death. These are compared to waves in Vedanta. Hunger and thirst relate to the vital sheath, joy and sorrow relate to the mind sheath and old age and death relate to the body sheath. They do not relate to Atman. 2) anavadya–bhūti – It is blameless in its glory because it is devoid of partiality and cruelty (Br.Su.2–1–34) (Jagadguru). The above section in Brahma Sutra, titled as “Partiality and Cruelty” discusses how god is totally neutral. He is not partial to some people and cruel to some others.