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Yoga-drishti-samuccaya
How can such trivial nama-la upadravas (trivial disturbances) trouble him? Where even elephants are swept away in the turbulent flow of a river, what is the weight of a trivial straw?
And such a mumukṣu (aspirant) has samatā (equality) towards the noble ones, and this is a very beautiful honor. That is, he always considers the noble ones to be of the highest standard, he considers their words - their commands - to be of the highest honor, he places them on his head; and he receives honor through their samatā. Shiṣṭa (noble) refers to those who are supremely learned, well-educated, panditas (scholars), who are masters of the scriptures, who are sādhus (holy ones), and who are agreeable to such people. One who has received the pure teachings of ātma-dharma (the dharma of the soul) properly, whose heart is firmly imbued with the pure samskāras (impressions) of satya-dharma (true dharma), who is skilled in the discernment of tattva-tattva (truth-truth), is called a pandita, and therefore, such sat-janas (good people) are considered to be samatā - acceptable, such satpuruṣas (good men) are called "shiṣṭa". Such shiṣṭa-janas (noble people) consider such a yogi with this vision to be highly honorable, and he becomes very honorable.
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Bhaya nā tīva bhava kṛtya-hāni na cocite | Tathā nā bhoga-to'pyuccaina cāpyanucita-kriyā || 45 ||
Meaning: Such a yogi does not have excessive fear of bhava (existence), nor does he have kṛtya-hāni (loss of action) in what is proper, nor does he have anucita-kriyā (improper action) even unknowingly.
Commentary
Bhava-bhaya
Such a yogi with this vision does not have excessive fear of bhava (existence), he does not have much fear of the world; because he does not engage in ashubha (inauspicious) actions, therefore he remains free from fear. Only those who do bad or wrong deeds, who engage in ashubha (inauspicious) conduct, who are wicked and sinful, have fear, even a fool knows this. Moreover, such a man, free from attachment, engages in shubha (auspicious) activities like prabhu-bhakti (devotion to the Lord), guru-bhakti (devotion to the guru), etc., therefore he also attains special fearlessness. Because he is absorbed in the devotion of the Lord with pure feelings, and he takes refuge in the Lord's feet with the feeling that - O Lord! O most merciful God! I am the recipient of infinite faults, yet by your grace I have made this vast ocean of existence like a puddle. Although I have a great enemy
Vṛtti: - Marcha nā tīva bhava-dva - bhava-janya - samsāra-janya atyanta bhaya hotā nāthi - , tathā-prakāre ashubha-mā aprāvṛtti-ne līdhe (ashubha pravṛtti kare nahi, tethi samsāra-nā dar pan lage nahi). Tyāni-ne chete - and sarvāṁ j ucita-mā mṛtya-hāni na hoy, dharṁ ādar-ne līdhe. Tathā-nā-mo-te'vyuvaiva - temaj anā-bhoga-thi panu, - ajāṇatāṁ pan atyanta-ne, ne vāvyanucita-kriyā - savatra j anucita-kriyā pasu na hoy. (Ananutaṁ pan anucita-kriyā kare nahi.)