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Eleventh Chapter एकादश प्रकाश
स्वर्गापवर्गहेतुर्धर्मध्यानमिति कोतितं यावत् । अपवर्गकनिदानं शुक्लमतः कीर्त्यते ध्यानम् ॥ १॥
Meaning : (In the previous chapter) the nature of the religious or pious meditation, that is the cause of heavenly existence and consequently of emancipation, has been explained. Now it is proposed to relate, in this chapter, the form and contents of the pure meditation, technically called the Shukla Dhyana.
इदमादिमसंहनना एवालं पूर्ववेदिनः कर्तुम् ।
स्थिरतां न याति चित्तं कथमपि यत्स्वल्पसत्त्वानां ॥२॥ Meaning : This untarnished meditation can only be undertaken by those who have specifically tenacious constitution and have knowledge of the Purvas (the pre-canon knowledge). Those who are of lower calibre can not achieve the concentration required for Shukla Dhyana.
धत्ते न खलु स्वास्थ्यं व्याकुलितं तनुमतांमनो विषयः ।
शुक्लध्याने तस्मान्नस्त्यधिकारोऽल्पसाराणाम् ॥३॥ Meaning : The minds of those who have been overpowered by sensual pleasures can never be firm.
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