Samyuk!

[Guest guest]

Sanskrit is such an incredible speech, language and holy scripture--

it's very words and syllables can help us to dig into ourselves

and receive knowledge.

 

Here is another word from our studies of the 1st chapter of Chandi Pathah:

samyuk

This is the 5th shloka (verse):

 

tasya paalayatah samyak prajaah putraa nivaurasaan

babhuuvuh shatravo bhuupah kolaa vidvamsi nastadaa

 

translation:

 

"He protected his subjects in the Way of Truth as a father to his children.

At that time the kings who were the Destroyers of Worship became his

enemies."

 

Swamiji translates "samyuk" in the same way he translates "dharma":

the Way of Truth.

The word, "sam" means complete, all or full;

The word, "yuk" means control

 

put together, Swamiji notes that samyuk is "equilibrium"; that is,

"not losing control of the truth". So that in our equilibrium of self,

as we maintain that balance, we are in the Way of Truth.

It reminds me of the Chinese, Wu Wei (from The Secret of the Golden Flower).

This is a way of understanding the living dharma, how we live in

truth, how we live in dharma.

 

By the way, the context of the shloka is something like this:

The king of good thoughts is trying really hard to maintain his equilibrium, and

keep all his good thoughts protected and safe; however, other kings

(e.g., the ripus I mentioned in another message, like desire and anger) prove

overwhelming to his "kingdom" (his self, mind), and he eventually flees

to the forest looking for refuge, finding it in "medhas" (the Intellect of

Love), a

great rishi.

 

How easy it is too "lose balance" and to lose our way! It's a beautiful

blessing

to know that we find refuge in a place of the heart, called "medhas", where

we begin to learn true knowledge, Wisdom.

[Guest guest]

Dear Nitya,

I was chanting the Chandi today after a break - and when I chanted

the first chapter and came to the this sloka , and 'samyuk' it was

almost like I had stumbled into an old friend in a new place )

Thanks for making the word a familiar friend,

Latha

 

 

 

, "nitya_ma" <nitya_ma> wrote:

> Sanskrit is such an incredible speech, language and holy scripture--

> it's very words and syllables can help us to dig into ourselves

> and receive knowledge.

>

> Here is another word from our studies of the 1st chapter of Chandi

Pathah:

> samyuk

> This is the 5th shloka (verse):

>

> tasya paalayatah samyak prajaah putraa nivaurasaan

> babhuuvuh shatravo bhuupah kolaa vidvamsi nastadaa

>

> translation:

>

> "He protected his subjects in the Way of Truth as a father to his

children.

> At that time the kings who were the Destroyers of Worship became his

> enemies."

>

> Swamiji translates "samyuk" in the same way he

translates "dharma":

> the Way of Truth.

> The word, "sam" means complete, all or full;

> The word, "yuk" means control

>

> put together, Swamiji notes that samyuk is "equilibrium"; that is,

> "not losing control of the truth". So that in our equilibrium of

self,

> as we maintain that balance, we are in the Way of Truth.

> It reminds me of the Chinese, Wu Wei (from The Secret of the Golden

Flower).

> This is a way of understanding the living dharma, how we live in

> truth, how we live in dharma.

>

> By the way, the context of the shloka is something like this:

> The king of good thoughts is trying really hard to maintain his

equilibrium, and

> keep all his good thoughts protected and safe; however, other kings

> (e.g., the ripus I mentioned in another message, like desire and

anger) prove

> overwhelming to his "kingdom" (his self, mind), and he eventually

flees

> to the forest looking for refuge, finding it in "medhas" (the

Intellect of Love), a

> great rishi.

>

> How easy it is too "lose balance" and to lose our way! It's a

beautiful blessing

> to know that we find refuge in a place of the heart,

called "medhas", where

> we begin to learn true knowledge, Wisdom.