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यथाऽपकृष्टं शैवालं क्षणमात्रं न तिष्ठति ।आवृणोति तथा माया प्राज्ञं वापि पराङ्मुखम् ॥ ३२५ ॥

yathā’pakṛṣṭaṃ śaivālaṃ kṣaṇamātraṃ na tiṣṭhati ;āvṛṇoti tathā māyā prājñaṃ vāpi parāṅmukham . 325 .

Anvaya

यथाyathā
Just as
अप्रकृष्टं शैवालंaprakṛṣṭaṃ śaivālaṃ
the moss which has been removed
न तिष्ठतिna tiṣṭhati
does not keep quiet
क्षण–मात्रंkṣaṇa–mātraṃ
even for a short while
आवृणोतिāvṛṇoti
(but) covers (the waters) again
तथाtathā
likewise
मायाmāyā
nescience
प्राज्ञं वा अपिprājñaṃ vā api
even a realised person
पराङ्–मुखम्parāṅ–mukham
when he is inattentive

Translation

Just as the moss which has been removed (from the surface of water) does not keep quiet even for a short while but covers it again, Likewise, nescience shrouds the mind of even a realised person when he is inattentive.

Annotation

‘A realised person’ is a person who has resolved the five sheaths by viveka. ‘Shrouds the mind’ means that the awareness of Brahman withdraws from the mind (Jagadguru).

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