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**Aaturpratyakhyanaprakiirnakam Durdhyan-18, 19, 20**
**Soma Asan Jhane -** Hope is the desire for the attainment of a desired object. Its meditation is called *Ashadhyan*. It is like the original deity for the path of the Nigrhnasharma Brahmana. ||17||
**Gun.** Meditation on hope. ||17||
**18-Tanhan Jhane [Trushnadhyane]**
**Bhuva** Intense desire for something is *Trushna*. Or, *Trushna* is a specific kind of pain arising from the emergence of the *Trushna* state. Its meditation is like that of a person suffering from thirst, who is patient, small, and walking on a path, or like that of someone burning with fire. ||18||
**Soma** Tanhan Jhane - *Trushna* is the emergence of the *Trushna* state. Its meditation is like that of a person suffering from thirst, who is patient, small, and walking on a path, with a good person accompanying him. ||18||
**Gun.** A specific kind of pain arising from the emergence of the *Trushna* state. ||18||
**19-Chuhan Jhane [Kshuddhyane]**
**Bhuva** Hunger is a specific kind of suffering arising from the emergence of the hunger state. Its meditation is like that of a traveler in Rajagriha. ||19||
**Soma** Chuhan Jhane - Hunger is a specific kind of pain arising from the emergence of the hunger state. Its meditation is called *Kshuddhyan*, and it is like that of a traveler in Rajagriha, accompanied by people. ||19||
**Gun.** A specific kind of suffering arising from the emergence of the hunger state. ||19||
**20-Panthan Jhane [Pathi Dhyane]**
**Bhuva** A path is a journey that can be completed in a short time. Meditation on water or meditation on the path is like that of a person wearing a torn garment, searching for the path to Potanapura. ||20||
**Soma** Panthan Jhane - A path is a journey that can be completed in a short time. Its meditation is called *Pathi Dhyan*, and it is like that of a person wearing a torn garment, searching for the path to Potanapura. ||20||
**Gun.** A path is a journey that can be completed in a short time. Its meditation is like that of a person wearing a torn garment, searching for the path to Potanapura. ||20||
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