धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम् |
तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते ||८-२५||
dhūmo rātristathā kṛṣṇaḥ ṣaṇmāsā dakṣiṇāyanam . tatra cāndramasaṃ jyotiryogī prāpya nivartate ||8-25||
।।8.25।। धूम, रात्रि, कृष्णपक्ष और दक्षिणायन के छः मास वाले मार्ग से चन्द्रमा की ज्योति को प्राप्त कर, योगी (संसार को) लौटता है।।
8.25 धूमः smoke? रात्रिः night? तथा also? कृष्णः the dark (fortnight)? षण्मासाः the six months? दक्षिणायनम् the southern path of the sun? तत्र there? चान्द्रमसम् lunar? ज्योतिः light? योगी the Yogi? प्राप्य having attained? निवर्तते returns.Commentary This is the Pitriyana or the path of darkness or the path of the ancestors which leads to rirth. Those who do sacrifices to the gods and other charitable works with expectation of reward go to the Chandraloka through this path and come back to this
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।8.25।।जिस मार्गमें धूम और रात्रि है अर्थात् धूमाभिमानी और रात्रिअभिमानी देवता हैं तथा कृष्णपक्ष अर्थात् कृष्णपक्षका देवता है एवं दक्षिणायनके छः महीने हैं अर्थात् पूर्ववत् दक्षिणायन मार्गाभिमानी देवता है उस मार्गमें ( उन उपर्युक्त देवताओंके अधिकारमें मरकर ) गया हुआ योगी अर्थात् इष्टपूर्त आदि कर्म करनेवाला कर्मी चन्द्रमाकी ज्योतिको अर्थात् कर्मफलको प्राप्त होकर -- भोगकर उस कर्मफलका क्षय होनेपर लौट आता है।
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8.25 Smoke, night, as also the dark fortnight and the six months of the Southern solstice-following this Path the yogi having reached the lunar light, returns.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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