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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 38: Overview
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Meaning in context
Savoring only the nectar of the unfolding lotus of awareness—
I worship the wondrous pair of swans moving in great minds.
From their conversation comes the development of eighteen branches of learning.
They draw virtue from fault, as milk is separated from water.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 38
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
of the unfolding lotus of consciousness
delighting only in its nectar
I worship the wondrous pair of swans
moving in the minds of the great
from whose conversation; the eighteen branches of knowledge unfold
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which takes all that is good from what is flawed; as milk is separated from water
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Śloka 38: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
consciousness
lotus
nectar
swan
pair
conversation
knowledge
from fault
virtue / good quality
milk
About these phrase meanings
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03 / SIMPLE MEANINGShownHidden
A first understanding.
A wondrous pair of swans dwells in the minds of the great, savoring the nectar of unfolding awareness. Their exchange unfolds learning; they separate virtue from fault as milk from water.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
The pair of swans inhabits the minds of the great and delights in the nectar of an unfolding lotus of consciousness. That setting makes awareness both their dwelling and their nourishment.
Their conversation unfolds learning, while their discrimination separates what is good from what is flawed, as the poetic swan separates milk from water. Knowledge here includes both communication and discernment; it is not merely the accumulation of information.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
When something is mixed in quality, how can you recognise what is valuable without pretending that its flaws are absent?