Having become aware (of the nature of those that never age and are immortal, how can a man that ages have consciotusly any desire for that (which is transient enjoyment) ? Who realising the splendour and ecstacies (of the innortal) will have delight in life that is none too long ?
COMMENTARY :
jryata : knowing the nature of the freed who have neither old age nor death
»r@jawa : discriminating
jiryur artyah : afficted with old age and death ; this being
tadasthddh: Desinous of the objects such as divine
dansels, which get afficted with old age and death and others
है : How can be ? is the meaning
abhayyat a nig. .....: The splendours of the form of those of the scular orb
vatibrarodav : Different sorts of ecstacies caused by the enjoyment of Brahman ; all these
abhidhyaya : intelligently understanding
antidirghe: atyc$५e: too bgief
aihihe jivite : with (or in this worldly life (which is too brief) who can be pleased 1s the meaning
1. i. 29 :
Vyashinidam viciaisakti rhy०
yat shparay८ ding ; brahi ¢s At ।
yo'syam wor० gi¢b€ ¢provisto
dnyan tasma Nacibeta rize
o Death Tell me that regarding which (they) have doubts thts and which exists in the great After•death. Naciketas will not elect anything other than the bnon | which concrus the most esoteric.