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and strength, he surely reaches his goal of Self re-discovery. In order to declare the validity of these declarations in the stanza, the last line is closed with a powerful rejoinder, an emphatic re-assertion: 'Know this to be True'.
मोक्षस्य कांक्षा यदि वै तवास्ति त्यजातिदूराद्विषयान्विषं यथा । पीयूषव सोपदयाक्षमार्जव
प्रशान्तिदान्तीर्भज नित्यमादरात् ॥ ८२ ॥
mokṣasya yadi vai tavāsti
tyajatidarādviṣayānviṣam yathā
piyuṣavāttoṣadayākṣmārjava
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praśāntidāntîrbhaja nityamādarāt 82.
मोक्षस्य - Of liberation, कांक्षा - desire, यदि - if, वै - indeed, तव - yours, अस्ति - is, त्यज - avoid af from a good: distance,
विषयान् - sense-objects, विषम् यथा as poison, पीयूषवत् - like nectar, तोषदयाक्षमार्जव प्रशान्तिदान्तीः contentment, sympathy, forgiveness, straight-fowardness, calmness, and self-control, cultivate, नित्यम् - daily, आदरात् - religiously.
If you have, indeed, a craving for liberation, avoid senseobjects at a distance, just as you would things known to be poisonous; and with a respectful reverence, daily cultivate the nectarine-life giving-forgiveness, straightforwardness, calmness and self-control.
So far, Sankara was, through the mouth of the Guru in Vivekachūdāmani, advising the disciple-class in Vedanta on what they should do in order to realise their Self, and thus end their misunderstandings and sorrows in life. He has already insisted upon and thoroughly exposed the importance of Viveka and Vairagya. And here, he is slowly coming round to a discussion to encourage the development of the noble qualities of the head and heart which, we discussed earlier as the third item of adjustments to be made perfect in a fit student before a guaranteed success could be assured to him in the Vedanta-method of Self-realisation.
