¢n¢dÒyasnS£lÞy    ba/p#Ïyy    iIßytE    ,
b#v£¢t    ½¤¢trEtÞy    p#arÖD|    PldSInat¯    .445.  

¢n¢dÒyasnS£lÞy

one who is constantly practising meditation

ba/p#Ïyy

to have external perceptions

iIßytE

is observed

b#v£¢t

mention

½¤¢trEtÞy

the Srutis

p#arÖD|

Prarabdha work in the case of such a man

PldSInat¯

and we can infer this from results actually seen

 
445. Even  the  meditative, say the scriptures,  are  conscious  of  the externals  due to  Prarabdha,   the  result  of  past actions.

Kaïn¤BvaE    yaväOavt¯p#arÖD¢mÝytE    ,
PlaEdy:    ¢@yap¥va©I    ¢n¢Ý@yaE    n    ¢h    k[æO¢ct¯    .446.  

Kaïn¤BvaE

the perception of happiness and the like

yaväOavt¯p#arÖD¢mÝytE

Prarabdha work is acknowledged to persist so long asthere is

PlaEdy:

every result

¢@yap¥va©I

is preceded by action

¢n¢Ý@yaE

independently of action

n   ¢h

nowhere is

k[æO¢ct¯

it seen to accrue

 
446. As  long  as  pleasure  and  pain is felt,  prarabdha remains.  
Ah|    b#'E¢t    ¢våOanaÏkÚpkaE¢zSta¢jItm¯    ,
s¢·t|    ¢vly|    ya¢t    p#baEDat¯    Þvp"kmIvt¯    .447.  

Ah|   b#'E¢t

of one's identity with Brahman

¢våOanaÏkÚpkaE¢zSta¢jItm¯

actions of a hundred crore of cycles

s¢·t|

all the accumulated

¢vly|   ya¢t

come to nought

p#baEDat¯

on awakening

Þvp"kmIvt¯

like the actions of the dreamstate

 
447. But the knowledge of oneness with `Brahman' does away with the Prarabdha of millions of births.

yÏk]t|    Þvp"vElaya|    p¤Îy|    va    papm¤ÚbNm¯    ,
çOaE¢ÏTtÞy    ¢kÓtÏÞyat¯    ÞvgaIy    nrkay    va    .448.  

yÏk]t|

the thing done

Þvp"vElaya|

in the dream-state

Îy|   va

good actions

papm¤ÚbNm¯

or dreadful sins

çOaE¢ÏTtÞy

after he has awakened from sleep

¢kÓtÏÞyat¯

lead him

ÞvgaIy

to heaven

nrkay   va

or hell

 
448. Good or bad done in a dream,  which is  the  result  of  ignorance,  does  not  affect  one on waking up.  
ÞvmsÄñm¤das£n|    p¢råOay    nBaE    yTa    ,
n    ¢ÜlÝy¢t    c    y¢Ïk¢·Ïkda¢cëa¢vkmI¢B:    .449.  

ÞvmsÄñm¤das£n|

realizing the Atman,which is

p¢råOay

to be understood well

nBaE   yTa

like the sky

n   ¢ÜlÝy¢t   c

is never touched in the least

y¢Ïk¢·Ïkda¢cëa¢vkmI¢B:

the aspirant,by actions yet to be done

 
449. He is never attached to action, past, present or future, just as the sky is not attached to anything, who has seen his own Self.
 
n    nBaE    GzyaEgEn    s¤ragÓDEn    ¢lÔytE    ,
tTaÏmaEpa¢DyaEgEn    tÑGm©In©Iv    ¢lÔytE    .450.  

n   nBaE

the sky is not

GzyaEgEn

its connection with the jar

ragÓDEn

by the smell of liquor merely through

¢lÔytE

affected

tTaÏmaEpa¢DyaEgEn

similarly, the Atman is not, through Its

tÑGm©In©Iv

connection with the limitations

¢lÔytE

affected by the properties thereof

 
450. The  Atman  is  not  affected  by  name  or form  or their  actions, just as the sky is not affected by the smell of wine in a jar.