Chānd san, ca. B.C. 600, Prapāṭhaka, khaṇḍa, verse 6,13.2yathā vilīnam eva |
an;gāsyāntād ācāmeti |
katham iti |
lavaṇam iti |
madhyād ācāmeti |
katham iti |
lavaṇam iti |
antād ācāmeti |
katham iti |
lavaṇam iti |
abhiprāsyaitad atha mopasīdathā iti |
tad dha tathā cakāra |
tac chaśvat saṃvartate |
taṃ hovācātra vāva kila tat somya na nibhālayase ’traiva kileti ||
Chānd-Mül, 1879-842. The father said: 'Taste it from the surface of the water. How is it?'
The son replied: 'It is salt.'
'Taste it from the middle. How is it?'
The son replied: ' It is salt.'
'Taste it from the bottom. How is it?'
The son replied: 'It is salt.'
The father said: 'Throw it away' and then wait on me.
He did so; but salt exists for ever.
Then the father said: 'Here also, in this body, forsooth, you do not perceive the True (Sat), my son; but there indeed it is.
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.yathā vilīnaṃ lavaṇaṃ na vettha tathāpi taccakṣuṣā sparśanena ca piṇḍarūpaṃ lavaṇamagṛhyamāṇaṃ vidyata evāpsūpalabhyate copāyāntareṇetyetatputraṃ pratyāyayitumicchannāha-aṅgāsyodakasyāntādupari gṛhītvā’cāmetyuktvā putraṃ tathākṛtavantamuvāca kathamitītara āha lavaṇaṃ svādutaḥ iti | tathā madhyādudakasya gṛhītvā’cāmeti kathamiti lavaṇamiti | tathāntādadhodeśādgṛhītvā’cāmeti kathamiti lavaṇamiti | yadyevamabhiprāsya parityajyaitadudakamācamyātha mopasīdathā iti taddha tathā cakāra lavaṇaṃ parityajya pitṛsamīpamājagāmetyarthaḥ | idaṃ vacanaṃ bravaṃstallavamaṃ tasminnevodake yanmayā rātrau kṣiptaṃ śāśvannityaṃ saṃvartate vidyamānameva satsamyagvartate | ityevamuktavantaṃ taṃ hovāca pitā | yathedaṃ lavaṇaṃ darśanasparśanābhyāṃ pūrvaṃ gṛhītaṃ punarudake vilīnaṃ tābhyāmagṛhyamāṇamapi vidyata evopāyāntareṇa jihvayopalabhyamānatvāt | evamevātraivāsminneva tejobannādikārye śuṅgedehe | vāva kiletyācāryopadeśasmaraṇapradarśanārthau | sattejobannādiśuṅgakāramaṃ vaṭabījāṇimavadvidyamānamevendriyairnopalabhase na nibhālayase | yathātraivodake darśanasparśanābhyāmanupalabhyamānaṃ lavaṇaṃ vidyamānameva jihvayopalabdhavānasi | evamevātraiva kila vidyamānaṃ sajjaganmūlamupāyāntareṇa lavaṇāṇimavadupalapsyasa iti vākyaśeṣaḥ || 2 ||
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Title
Prapāṭhaka 1
