Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.14
यथा ह्यप्रतिबुद्धस्य प्रस्वापो बह्वनर्थभृत् ।
स एव प्रतिबुद्धस्य न वै मोहाय कल्पते ॥ १४ ॥
yathā hy apratibuddhasya
[yathaa hy apratibuddhasya]
prasvāpo bahv-anartha-bhṛt
[prasvaapo bahv-anartha-bhrit]
sa eva pratibuddhasya
[sa eva pratibuddhasya]
na vai mohāya kalpate
[na vai mohaaya kalpate]
Word-for-word
yathā
—
as
hi
—
indeed
apratibuddhasya
—
for one who has not awakened
prasvāpaḥ
—
sleep
bahu
—
many
anartha
—
undesirable experiences
bhṛt
—
presenting
saḥ
—
that same dream
eva
—
indeed
pratibuddhasya
—
for one who has awakened
na
—
not
vai
—
certainly
mohāya
—
confusion
kalpate
—
generates.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yathā hy apratibuddhasya
yathā
as
hi
indeed
apratibuddhasya
for one who has not awakened
prasvāpo bahv-anartha-bhṛt
prasvāpaḥ
sleep
bahu
many
anartha
undesirable experiences
bhṛt
presenting
sa eva pratibuddhasya
saḥ
that same dream
eva
indeed
pratibuddhasya
for one who has awakened
na vai mohāya kalpate
na
not
vai
certainly
mohāya
confusion
kalpate
generates.
Although while dreaming a person experiences many undesirable things, upon awakening he is no longer confused by the dream experiences.
Purport
Even a liberated soul must observe material objects while living in this world. But being awake to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he understands that sensory pains and pleasures, like dreams, are without substance. Thus the liberated soul is not bewildered by illusion.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Although while dreaming a person experiences many undesirable things, upon awakening, he is no longer confused by the dream experiences.
“Even a person with discrimination, a jīvan-mukta, has difficult avoiding some meditation on sense objects. This means he cannot get liberation.” Though a dream produces many bad experiences for the sleeper, for a person who has woken up, the dream does not produce bewilderment since he understands the dream was false.
Personal Guidance
While dreaming, a person experiences many undesirable things; upon awakening, he is no longer confused. The metaphor promises that confusion ends at waking.
Reflection Questions
- What 'undesirable dream' am I in that waking would dissolve?
- What is the alarm clock?
My note
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