TEXT 38

Devanagari

दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् ।
मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम् ॥ ३८ ॥

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Tekst

daṇḍo damayatām asmi
nītir asmi jigīṣatām
maunaṁ caivāsmi guhyānāṁ
jñānaṁ jñānavatām aham

Synonyms

daṇḍaḥ — punishment; damayatām — of all means of suppression; asmi — I am; nītiḥ — morality; asmi — I am; jigīṣatām — of those who seek victory; maunam — silence; ca — and; eva — also; asmi — I am; guhyānām — of secrets; jñānam — knowledge; jñāna-vatām — of the wise; aham — I am.

daṇḍaḥ — karistus; damayatām — kõikidest allasurumise viisidest; asmi — Mina olen; nītiḥ — moraalsus; asmi — Mina olen; jigīṣatām — kõikidest võidu otsijatest; maunam — vaikus; ca — ja; eva — samuti; asmi — Mina olen; guhyānām — saladustest; jñānam — tarkus; jñāna-vatām — tarkadest; aham — Mina olen.

Translation

Among all means of suppressing lawlessness I am punishment, and of those who seek victory I am morality. Of secret things I am silence, and of the wise I am the wisdom.

Kõikidest seadusetuse allasurumise viisidest olen Ma karistus ning kõikide võidu poole püüdlevate inimeste hulgas moraalsus. Salajastest asjadest olen Ma vaikus ning tarkade juures olen Ma tarkus.

Purport

There are many suppressing agents, of which the most important are those that cut down miscreants. When miscreants are punished, the agency of chastisement represents Kṛṣṇa. Among those who are trying to be victorious in some field of activity, the most victorious element is morality. Among the confidential activities of hearing, thinking and meditating, silence is most important because by silence one can make progress very quickly. The wise man is he who can discriminate between matter and spirit, between God’s superior and inferior natures. Such knowledge is Kṛṣṇa Himself.

Paljude karistajate hulgas on tähtsaimad uskmatute nuhtlejad. Kui karistatavateks on uskmatud, esindab see karistus Kṛṣṇat. Ühel või teisel alal võidu pole püüdlemise korral on olulisimaks aluseks moraalsus. Saladuslikes kuulamis-, mõtlemis- ja mediteerimistegevustes on olulisim element vaikus, sest vaikuse abil võib inimene areneda väga kiiresti. Tark inimene on see, kes suudab teha vahet vaimse ja materiaalse vahel, Jumala kõrgema ning madalama looduse vahel. Sellised teadmised on Kṛṣṇa Ise.