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Samadhi Shataka
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do some activity or speaks something for naturally his engrossment in these has come to an end; and he is fully aware and realised that to afford to activities is not the essence of the soul, without any activity or performance to rest in scul supreme is the very nature of the soul, and of this nature the knower and possessor of self knowledge is fully congnizant. In the end of this verse, Acharya connotes a great principle that one who takes deep interest and gets engrossed into the external activities is a non- soul and one who avoids and denies all the external activities is cretainly a travel from non-soul to soul; and it is a creditable and admirable thing that one is towards soul and in soul.
Ignorant takes interest in
external things
न तद्स्तीन्द्रियार्थेषु यत् क्षेमंकरमात्मनः । तथापि रमते बालस्तत्रैवाज्ञानभावनात् ।। ५५ ।।
Owing to impressions this
the Jiva
deluding and ignorant is allured by and tempted
