The Bhagavadgîtâ, with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ — SBE Vol. 8 (trans. K. T. Telang, 1882)
The translator’s English as printed (K. T. Telang). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
desire enter, as waters enter the ocean, which, (though) replenished, (still) keeps its position unmoved,—he only obtains tranquillity; not he who desires (those) objects of desire. The man who,
* Cf. Sutta Nipâta, p. 45. ? Cf. Maitri-upanishad, p. 134, where the commentator explains it to mean freedom from desires,
3 For a somewhat similar use of the word bhâvanâ in this sense, comp. Dhammapada, stanza 301.
* Spiritual matters are dark as night to the common run of men, while they are wide awake in all worldly pursuits. With the sage the case is exactly the reverse.
desire enter, as waters enter the ocean, which, though replenished, keeps its place without moving—he alone attains tranquillity, not the man who craves those objects of desire. The man who,
* Cf. Sutta Nipâta, p. 45. † Cf. Maitri-upanishad, p. 134, where the commentator explains it to mean freedom from desires.
3 For a somewhat similar use of the word bhâvanâ in this sense, compare Dhammapada, stanza 301.
* What most people are wide awake to is spiritual darkness; they sleep through it completely, while remaining fully alert to worldly affairs. With the sage it is exactly the reverse.