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ASHTAVAKRA SAMHITA
 
श्रोत्रियं One versed in the Vedas देवता god तीर्थम् holy
place woman king fч beloved one
seeing सम्पूज्य honouring धौरस्य of the wise one हृदि in
the heart का अपि any वासना desire न not ( जायते springs).
 
54. No desire whatsoever springs in
the heart of the wise one on seeing or
honouring a man versed in sacred learning,
a god, a holy place, a woman, a king or a
beloved one.
 
[No etc. Because he sees the Divine essence
in everything, and is perfectly equanimous. Cf.
Gita V. 18-19.]
 
भृत्यैः पुत्रैः कलत्रैश्च दौहित्रैश्चापि गोत्रजैः ।
 
विहस्य धिक्कृतो योगी न याति विकृतिं मनाक् ॥५५॥
 
भृत्यैः By servants पुत्रैः by sons कलत्रैः by wives च
(expletive) : by daughter's sons गोवजैः by
relatives च and अपि also विहस्य ridiculing विक्कतः
despised योगी the Yogi मनाक् in the least विकृतिं pertur
bation not af undergoes.
 
55. The Yogi' is not at all perturbed
even when ridiculed and despised by his
servants, sons, wives, daughter's sons and
relations.
 
[Yogi etc. Because he is completely free from
aversion that perturbs the mind.]